Long Gentle wind Poems

Two, perhaps three miles out to sea, beyond the reef to Zapatillas,
Bocas’ dual sand-edged footprint jewels with jungle centre trees, 
Francesco’s outboard boat heads out to Caribbean’s deeper blue.

Where sun burns softer gringo skin, but...

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Together we are like crisp morning snow and dry sooty oil poured onto the ground in our different ways. I putter around the home like puppy dog waiting for his next meal and she toils...

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The Flower and the Butterfly

In the subtle softness of dawn’s embrace,
A tender flower reclines upon her garden bed,
Enshrouded in the veil of morning mist,
Which caress her form like the softest lace, 

As golden rays of...

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I was a zealous fashion designer, whose elegant styles were ever in vogue,
Like the rainbow time of cool, damp evening, that elegant colors go rogue.

Lost in my work, I took it seriously, for creating something...

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Suddenly the Storm
      by Amy Swanson


Beautiful spring day!
     Warm wind so soft
           playfully 
  ...

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Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn 
your 
world around. You tell them things that you've never shared with another soul and 
they 
absorb everything you say...

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Her mind is the remains of a diseased carcass
Jealous of even her own son and daughters
She goes by the title of mother 
Yet she abuses her kids like no other
They are her punching bags when...

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Der Wald ist ruhiger geworden,
auch in dem Tal ist Stille eingekehrt.
Die Bäume hüllen sich in Schweigen und warten auf das
erste, leise Weiß.
Vereinzelt ziehen Elstern ihre Kreise 
und ein paar Krähen rufen durch die Zweige, 
ihr...

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Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say...

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DAMP 1
Out walking to where three valleys meet,                           ...

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As Winter fades to Spring
And the joy of the season inspires
Hearts to sing and birds to bring
Rekindling of heart hopes, dreams
Feelings of praise that fall gentle
Against the bursting pods
The green that begins to wash
Away the...

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The Truth And Blessing Of Love At First Sight
 ( A Collaboration with Sandra Adams )
 ( Rhyme And Free Verse, melded together )

My first recall, is your beautiful hair
walking, elegance in grace you exude,
breathing...

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Remembering when
Perched high above on rocky crags
Cliffs weathered by times handprints
I saw far and wide to distant shores
Tendrils of desire radiating outwards

Riding the briny mist 
Being carried by the breath of the ocean, my constant...

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Day Sounds

On one recorded morning in June of ‘08, my ears tuned in to the sound of the mild banging of a hammer from somewhere close by.  I heard the leaves in the trees,...

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taking an early walk along the shore
awaiting for the royal entrance of the new day
through His Love Divine---
I hear the whisper of the cold and gentle wind into my ears saying:
the arrival of your majestic...

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It was just past 7:00 AM on an early and sunny Saturday morning.                      ...

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September meets with warm embrace,
 quickening the harvest pace,
though looming autumn can't efface 
 what's left of summer's arid grace.

The linen hanging on the line 
 dances with the gust and shine,
while maypops heavy on...

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"When festive seasons come, I can't but slip into memories of the time I lived with my parents making me feel that unlike photographs, memories never fade and into their faces framed and hung on...

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“Even if something is left undone, everyone must take time to sit still and watch the leaves turn.” -Elizabeth Lawrence


Still, soft colors
like blushing roses,
dew kissed, dancing quietly,
in the gentle wind –
rustling like the songbirds,
bursting with...

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ARE WE LIKE LITTLE FAIRIES BEFORE GOD?


If the expanse of the universe, with every created world, can fit in the palm of God’s hand, then what is a human? If the bible says that man...

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A wasp can’t sting without a stinger, but hurtful words cut like a dagger, but with a blunt edge it can’t cause harm so it may t be used to spread butter on the bread...

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At the water’s edge I stood.

Oh my heart was invigorated to see the soft ripples in the water.

There was a warm breeze that also moved my hair.

I felt the Lord’s presence all around me.

I took...

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I don’t know much about trees. They probably don’t know much about me either, although we share an overlapping space, spilling over as we do, into each other’s universe. This one has beautiful, small, dark...

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For my eyes have seen a fair maiden.                           ...

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gentle wind comforting me
total vibe filled with glee
the scent of Christmas in the air
imagining a space with you standing there
inspiration growing in remembrance of you 
the effervescence of your iridescence shines through and through
i can...

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