December in the central California mountains
Pine scented air tickles my cheek
Hinting at the peace to be found here
We incautiously wish for the sound of rain
Missing the calm lullaby of Mother Earth
Song became a roar
Our poor tent could not withstand
Ill-timed wish granting
03/27/21
Moments Of Reflections - Haibun Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Malabika Ray Choudhury
Categories:
incautiously, december, endurance, funny, humor,
Form: Haibun
From the brow of the hill
I could clearly see the panorama
Beneath me. Worried I saw
From afar a dark man,
Scythe in hand reaping…..God knew what.
In far off fields full of tall grass.
It was not the man who interested me.
It was my wife, a marriage of forty-seven years.
I saw her hobbling down an uneven path,
Her body bloated with disease.
She never looked back.
Strange I thought,
There were no birds around.
Only profound silence.
Arriving at a crossroad,
Without hesitation
She took the right narrow trail.
My heart thundered in pain.
I knew what was in her mind.
Incautiously she arrived at a bridge.
Thick fog covered the other side
An extension that led to unknown worlds.
Head straight but body limping
She dragged herself over.
Helpless I looked on till she disappeared.
Disconsolate I sat down on a stone.
She had suffered enough. She will now rest forever.
But I? Will I find some salutary rest?
I felt the pain of separation.
From afar a bell chimed an Ave Maria dirge.
Categories:
incautiously, anniversary, love,
Form: Free verse
The passage
narrows
as I incautiously
wedge onward.
At this stage in the game
do I still have to worry
about finding the way back?
Why can't I
just let the days lighten, darken,
terminate?
Categories:
incautiously, adventure, age,
Form: Free verse
What do I see that is not there?
All about is dark
Causing my senses to tingle
Filling me with fear
I can see currents of emotions
Swirling in the air
I feel the burden of too much care
I am being filled with deep despair
As clear as day I observe the unseen
I linger in a dream
Where all is worse than it seems
Anxiety rules supreme over me
My sixth sense harangues me
No one I am sure can rescue me
I inhabit a world where light shines through darkness
Illuminating all that is hidden
And was never meant to be seen
What I see that isn’t there
Are not ghouls and spectres
But are truths laid incautiously bare
What I see is never clear
Unless
I am filled with deep fear
It is a curse I must
Perpetually bear
Categories:
incautiously, depression, dream, emotions, fear,
Form: Verse
All Alice wanted
Was to retrieve
The slipper of glass
Birth a beautiful boy
Cry carefree, caring incautiously
Do dangerous things, drive daringly
Endure every broken heart easily
Freely fly away from failure
Gain nothing by giving graciously
Help heal others hearts
Ignore inflammatory implications
Live with long lasting love
Make love to many men
Plan nothing, please plenty
To have taken away
The troubles that tore terribly
That’s all Alice wanted
Categories:
incautiously, faith, happiness, life,
Form: Free verse