Silhouette

Dark and bright

Black and white

Shadow and light

What do you see?

What can you find?

Follow your eye

From tabletop to water side.

Blue And Yellow

Daffodil in blue

How your petals warm me

Won't you stay for tea?

Or as the sages warn me,

Do you come too soon;

Spring's not here to stay? 

Wind Feathers

Whipped and worried by the wind,

Tall feathers of grass sway and  play

Like a maid's duster sweeping away

Tired air, cleaning it of last year and last year's

Making way for fresh air, and new.

Eventide

A winter lake
Draws into its depths

Sunlight, yellow and orange,

Fading it with cold water

Saving it for the hot

Long days ahead.

Too Long

He lay too long

Lazing in summer sun

Watching children 

Play at the water's edge

In the warm sand.

He lay too long

Legs crossed

Reading a book

Under a shade tree

Too long sipping lemonade

Boaters left the lake

He lay too long

Beach chairs were put away

Leaves fell, grasses browned

Sand and water grew cold

He lay too long

He's long gone.

The Red Boat

The red boat rests

Above the sand

Upside down 

Beyond the lapping water's edge 

Waiting, waiting for 

Fishermen 

Waiting for children and paddles 

Waiting out the winter

While 

Summer is on hold.

Texas

Sidewalk bricks

Bask in the afternoon sun

Scattered with acorns, sticks,

Last autumn's fallen leaves,

I can feel you, Texas,

Feel your summer heat

See your piney hills,

Flat plains, dusty highways

I can feel your wide sky.

First One Up

First one up from the leafy bed

Daffodils raise their sunny heads

Lift their trumpets to their faces

Blast the song to sleepy spaces

"Spring is here. Wake up, All."

Look closely; you will hear the call.

Beaded Basket

Pastel pearls reflect the light

Pink, yellow, blue, and white

Wire woven like wicker

Handle curled like ribbon

Snowed Out

A Cardinal in a scarlet dress,

A Chipping Sparrow, and an English Wren,

A Red-Headed Woodpecker,

A Mourning Dove,

A Mockingbird and a Goldfinch

Came to eat at the local diner

Found it closed.

Mailbox

The mailbox stands

Through rain,

Sleet, ice, snow, wind

Waiting for seed catalogues

Waiting for February valentines,

Waiting for love letters

From spring. 

Snowfall

Like static on an old 

Television screen

Snow falls and changes

Browns and blacks to

Fuzzy, feathery, freckly 

Gray to ghostly 

Goosedown white.

Red Silk

Cerise satin 

Crimson silk

Cherry soda

Set in Stone

Stone floor

Calling bell

White columns

Welcome bench

Open door

Winter Plant

Stalks of green

And in between

Wisps of dry gray

And white

Like an old woman's hair

The leaves of last year

Nestled snugly

Awaiting spring.

Wind Song / Sun Song

Ting, tang, ting

The wind is a musical fellow

Ping, pong, pling

Bling, bing, tring 

The sun is his artsy brother

Sing, sang, song.

Red-Orange

Red-Orange

Reminds me of

Crayolas and

School days

Crayon smell

New books

Notebook paper

Chalk boards

Desks with pencil trays

Penny loafers

Cardigan sweaters

Red-Orange

Like Water

Like water off a duck's back

A goose's feathers

Bead and drip

Washing feathers white 

White as snow.

Winter Lake

Though the landscape is dry and gray

The lake reflects the sky today.

The water ripples with the breeze

Along the banks sunbathing trees.

Left Behind

Waddle, waddle,ducks 

Stroll through the park.

Is everything dull, 

Brown and gray?

Not today!

Rain Rain Go Away

Rain's okay for farmers and such

Rain is good for the garden.

But I want to play,

Outside all day

Rain, rain, go away!

Snow Coming

Rainy winter morning 

Birds have been busy

Stocking up

Eating for the cold ahead

They feel it coming;
Birds know snow.

Red Door

Behind the stone arch

Red door welcomes

Passersby,

Welcomes travelers

Glass broken and gone

Tree grown old since red 

Doorknobs turned

On the past.

Marshmallows

Campfire with Grandpa

Toasting marshmallows

In the growing darkness

Making s'mores and memories.

Lines

Like a child's 

Paper fan

Folded quietly on

Grandma's summer porch

One lazy afternoon

Sea shell.

Lemon Roses

As yellow as a lemon

As soft as softest silk

As fragile as a butterfly's bespeckled wing

As smooth as baby's downy hair

As fleeting as a song, as fair

As precious as a gem

As sun-filled is this rose

As bright as gold

Wagon

Little girl and little red wagon

Happy combination!

Such fun and fresh air

Happiness

A Radio Flyer

Rolls and trundles

Carries kitties and dollies

And bulky bundles

Off to explore

Twenty acres or more. 

Good bye! Let's fly! 

Cake

A cake is some sweet happy thing for times when 

Everyone comes together

It's a birthday's main attraction,

A cake, a cake, a cake!

A special sweet for Sundays and company's coming dinners

For wedding receptions and baby showers,

For parties, and almost every favorite get-together 

A cake, a cake, a cake!

It makes the children dance with glee

Mama proud, It's wonderfully sweet

A husband pleased

A cake, a cake, a cake!

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