Bull and Bear Fable This is the stock market fable of the bull and the bear These animals of Wall Street have always been there Many investors believe you must be one or the other Just like every one of us having only one mother The pessimistic bear insists prices can only go down While […]
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Tintern Abbey Are you art, architecture, or are you heavenly sent? One thing for certain time with you is well spent Built of old red sandstone spanning 400 years nearly a millennium later you have very few peers Sitting stoic and majestic along side the river Wye remains of transept gables point up toward the
Bluebird Speaks Here I sit, eating red berries, amongst the new-fallen snow that’s softer than an old baby sweater. You probably thought my color was solid blue, but my breast is brown as a cello, making me better. Humans are usually unaware of my nocturnal traits, my slumber provides dreams just as vivid as yours.
It Rains For Us Before the rain arrived as the new leaf withered the Garden of Eden pleaded “help us” During the quenching rains the matcha grew stronger soothing the dragon beast in all of us Throughout the downpour, with survival secured, we held a grand black tie celebration for us After the storm, the
Ballade of the Rockies Much of the earth behind you remains quite flat As your travels have brought you many a mile The forward view is spectacular from where you’re at Offering up its splendor and own unique style And though you are far from any remote isle The vision that confronts you is one
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Abstract Disappointment Campfire seedling creates a spark against the raven sky Casting shadows in the mud of my weary eye Safety orange sounds the alarm before my final sigh It’s not a snow day after all instead the end is nigh —— My abstract poem in response to Linda Kruschke’s Abstract Paint Chip Poetry Prompt.
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Silent Smoke Signal If you don’t speak up the silence might seem deafening A smoke signal communicates in a very quiet way And communicating non-verbally can be an awakening If you don’t speak up the silence might seem deafening Although the lack of sound does not need to be threatening Use pictures and words to
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Blue Suede People People that wear blue suede shoes have a certain zest for life When they dance it’s as if hot embers under their feet are rife All while dodging tumbling sagebrush and avoiding daily strife Adventurous too as they seek out a cave to hear the echo of a fife With personalities that
Hope Lives The tree Is evergreen Bent slightly by the wind Standing tall near the mountain peak It lives The boy Just six years old Gazes toward the sky Solemn about his lost balloon He lives Our Love Grows endlessly Nourished by attention Far beyond boundary waters Love lives Our Hope Everlasting Orchestrated by grace
Shel Silverstein’s “Eggs Rated” is the theme: Paint Chip Poetry Challenge #49 What’s for Breakfast? Michael makes the moon walk look easy peasy When I try to do it, it looks eggstremely sleazy The puddle goes on where the sidewalk ends Do I have to eggsplain this all over again There are apples and pears
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