I sleep on a palmetto moon.
You tell me that I rhyme too soon,
that my piano's out of tune,
and I'm crazy, like a loon.
We slept on fields of lily clover
You and me, this wild Irish rover.
Did I hear you say it's over?
Should I jump from Cliffs of Dover?
We slept, as you were lying there,
alas, beautiful, fine, and fair.
Did I hear the serpents in your hair
tell me, "Go flying in the air"?
Categories:
palmetto, flower, love, mental health,
Form: Rhyme
bright sun creeping west
palmetto fronds rise upward
nature is praying
written January 10, 2022
Categories:
palmetto, nature, prayer, spiritual, tree,
Form: Haiku
at her most fiercest,
angry Mother Nature, yet...
a palmetto waves
Date written: 12/04/2020
Categories:
palmetto, nature, poetry,
Form: Haiku
Once while visiting my wife's mom
There was a disruption to the calm
When a very large palmetto bug
Went quickly scurrying across the rug
My wife was shaken down to her core
But her mother had seen them before
When it was just about to reach her
She put here bare foot on the creature!
I have to say that was a surprise
There was terror in my wife's eyes
When it got loose she let out a yell
You'd think the devil came up from hell!
Her knees up to her chin would reach
Every high step brought out a screech
The bug passed on, her mom did it in
But now we can say remember when!
Categories:
palmetto, adventure, family, fear, funny,
Form: Couplet
I heard a Heavenly sound today,
I heard it so loud and clear.
It was so beautiful and so peaceful,
That the presence of God was near.
The sound was so very comforting,
With the altos and the tenors and bass.
If I would have closed my eyes,
I could have almost seen God’s face.
I could live a hundred years on earth,
And never hear a sweeter sound,
As I did in church today,
Or from a million miles around.
The sound didn’t go up and hit the ceiling,
But would echo through the walls.
A sound so sweet, so heartfelt and true,
It could have filled up Heaven’s halls.
This Heavenly sound I heard today,
Came straight from our church’s heart.
When we get to Heaven, don’t worry ‘bout us
Because Palmetto will be doing their part.
Where else could a sound like this come from?
Honestly, I really don’t know.
You may hear it from Heaven’s angels,
But on earth, it is a church called Palmetto.
Categories:
palmetto, devotion, faith, inspirational, uplifting,
Form: I do not know?