Light pierces gray clouds
oppressing turbulent seas.
Lone gull soars aloft.
***I wrote and posted this before reading a repost from O at the Edges. My work has always been about finding internal peace. This, though, was a hope we all find peace with each other. So, for what its worth, here’s my contribution to #PoetsForPeace ***
Posted for the Daily Prompt: Storm
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Clear path meanders
through bleakness to storms afield,
whose gray consumes all
but a bantam blue patch, veiled
beyond sight in the corner.
Posted and inspired by the Weekly Photo Challenge: Symbol
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Sun rose gloriously,
coloring the world vivid,
but, setting, deprived
sky and sea a brilliance – light
singly tied to future’s rise.
Loosely inspired by the Daily Prompt: Turn, Turn, Turn
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Passing through locked gates,
casting shadows as it lights,
Evening shimmers.
Posted for the Daily Prompt: Journey
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Sometimes dreams burn to embers,
and, mourning, convictions scatter
like ashes blasted by the wind.
When the fire’s fizzled, though,
and the burn salved,
a tiny bud emerges from the gray,
not quite new
not as fresh
but there –
there! –
nonetheless.
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Birds crow in triumph –
even weeds waltz in the sun.
Garden after rain.
Posted in Response to the Daily Prompt: Sliced Bread
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Briers cast shadows
long of thorn, short of flowers.
Behold one, reward.
Posted in Response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Reward
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When the sun dips
from its noonday post,
the front garden stirs,
slowly rising from its daily doze.
Soon a hummingbird
joins the buzz of bees
and nuzzles blossoms
from the orange tree.
Posted in Response to the Daily Prompt: Re-Springing Your Step
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When the Door Closes 