Winter Inspiration Poems

Who am I,
but a woman with atlas's burdens on her shoulders.

Who am I,
but a little girl trying her best in life's arena.

Who am I, 
but...

Read More

Young Anna* worked with yarn and loved a quilting bee,
but someday she’d do works that all the world would see.

Her genius flourished late in life...

Read More

We danced all night on Maxwell street 
singing the blues and eating chicago style 
hotdogs driving by Halsted my hair blew in 
the breeze as...

Read More

On my heart, a winter swathed 
palm
Her spring flowers only right for 
When chill itself dons out windblown—
Attached there by my faithful arm.
Green there and...

Read More

a
snowflake
while
falling
twirling  
spinning around
thus
parachuting
unto
the
sacred 
ground
thus
uplifting 
the 
call of winter
found
unto
the 
sacred ground
from
the 
icy clouds
...

Read More

The rivers that flow
The clouds drifting by
The sun that shines
All treats to the eye

The breeze that blows
The bright shiny moon
The grass that grows
A warm day...

Read More

I believe we’ve all been blessed to be created with an open mind
I imagine with this gift our creators were particularly elated…
as it allows us...

Read More

While gelid breezes of winter, quiver emotions of decaying rays,
And arc of horizon cedes to dusk, evoking grimace of malaise,
Casting shadows tenebrous, shrouding glimmer of...

Read More

in this mug is rice tomato

spicy saucy ballet combo

basil thyme bay

herbs on display

palate soaring noble plateau.
...

Read More

bitter cold blankets
covering the blazing sun-
light sparks heat inside 

 frigid soul breath kiss
vessal warmth pass the marrow
bone chilling cover

12/5/23
Written words by James Edward Lee...

Read More

Angels fluff the bitter snow; 
 the frozen lake was a river’s know, 
that run rapids in season warmer flow. 
 for now, Angels fluff...

Read More

Sat there on my balcony hoping you would come back to me
I played the chords on my guitar but the music didn't 
seem the same...

Read More

Inspired by spring
A blossom, a bird,
A thought came to mind
And then a word

Inspired by summer
The warm sunshine, 
Became an image
Became a line

Inspired by autumn 
The...

Read More

winter readies self
October bequeaths garland
of bright confetti,
gift from season past
promise of seasons to come...

Read More

October is one of those months that begin to transition and change to prepare for winter.

As our days begin to shorten, this tenth month brings...

Read More