Hoarfrost Poems

Petals, Once Velvet to My Touch

...
I woke long before he did,
quietly slipped from his side
and donned his warm woolen robe.

As difficult as 'twas to leave him,
to have awakened him—
I'd never have been able
to leave his...

Autumn Side Of September

...In the middle ages
these roughed and scuffed decades
between newborn crocus -snow-melt-nursed- and
dried hydrangea blooms sepia-skinned and papery thin
I earned the right to wear sapphires
and b...

Winter

...
Snow continues toppling from darkling gray skies.
And by dusk, the flurries will bank on the ground.   
Landscapes painted by Nature's hand, the artist
    Hallmarks of winter ~

Embers turn t...

Autumn Eschews Silence

...“The fog may come on little cat feet”*
But Autumn eschews silence
The thick crunch of crisp fallen foliage
Hastens the homebound honking of gaggled geese
Soft whispers of falling rose petals
Fad...

and I’ll recall

...
* Imagine you’re a pirate longing for home, but your ocean is the Universe itself! *

            ~

( form: treintados )


oh chant to me those ancient runes
      brimmed lands lost long ...

Oh, land of yearning, soil of the pandemic

...Oh, land of yearning, soil of the pandemic,
Across your bereaved fields, a lone wanderer carries
His tattered garment of helplessness,
In his steps echoes the cry of the land that cannot comprehen...

Ode be to The Beast

...I knowest there'd be rime aplenty,
forthwith I see frozed sea of many
unlearned sorts who'd unread apiece
of Dante's acclaimed centerpiece
for had they'd all, with certainty ... read,...

Winter Sonata - POTD

...Winter Sonata 11-29-23
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Winter Sonata

In grave allegro solo grey gathers,
Strings of winter fantasias
Brewing staccatos of frozen fall remnants,...

When Jack Comes To Play

...When the days begin to grow shorter,
and the sky becomes dreary and gray.
When the nights turn darker and colder,
you know that Jack Frost has come to play.

When birds fly south to warmer place...

Winter's Slow Dawn

...As summer fades, leaves start to fall;
old memories, you won’t recall
get slowly taken by the worms.

It’s sometimes hard to come to terms
with winter leaving branches bare;
that buds once star...

Gott, Oh Machtig, Trump Iz On the Warpath Again

...Gott, oh mächtig, Trump iz on the warpath again!

Glad for birth write to express views
aware cunning linguists 
will apply figurative screws  
in an effort at blatant mud slinging ruse
exercis...

I Do Pity You

...Have you never shared the seductive charms 
of a cool spring night under moons full glare
Folded in the warmth of a lover’s arms 
basking in fire light as bold passions flare

Or felt the coolne...

and I'll recall

...oh chant to me those ancient runes
      brimmed lands lost, long, to ices
         soft, sorrowed songs of gilded tombs
   their freeze and ventured vices
those sainted souls that gods left doom...

The Back Bone of the Dales

...Many are the miles you snake along the hillsides, through the valleys,
conforming to the highways, partitioning pasture from pasture
neighbour from neighbour, friend from foe, son from father.

a...

Orange Mosaics

...Scarlet, crimson, vermillion, and cerise,
replace canopies of emerald green.
And the ground morphs into a golden fleece;
as fallen leaves, yellow and tangerine,
pave a pathway south for m...

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