Short Smalling Poems

I figure I could honor you with these fresh
Flowers to form my heart's true delight in praise
I keep desire like butterflies in a mesh
For birthdays such as yours, to litter your days

With happiness. Drink then of gladness good wine
May your birthday magic like diamonds shine
Filling your heart with brightness and with peace
May you live long, and love's kindness never cease

by
David Smalling...

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A tree mast broken
Changes pond to pillow fast ...
The frog is asleep

The lilly pad swims
And toad applauds toad in songs
The moon will rise soon 
 
Water turns to dream
Light kisses the heart  of leaf -
Tadpole becomes groom

Lilly blooms sunlight
Frog calls mate and hug to leaf -
Day weds dawn and moon

A lilly leafed hope
The frog sang and perched in pond -
Silver falls the rain

by
David Smalling...

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A flower petal
Bloomed out against sky dancing ...
Humming bird hoovers

Wings and heart posing
On a pinnacle of leaf ...
The eye snapshots love

Leaking through slow leaves
Shadowing the humming wings ...
Hibiscus with wine.

Poised on wing, air still
Honey in the flowers heart ...
The humming bird feeds.

A broken gem spills
From flowers dripping with sunlight ...
The humming bird flies

by
David Smalling...

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dusk comes now
                            in dress of velvet snow
                 the last bang splintered fractals of light
            and set the universe to dance in day and night
  music made the mazed world, and spheres' songs winging flight
                surged  love muted strains in shells that blares
                            a melody and snares
                                singing spheres  










David Smalling for "Night Melody" contest, 8/23/2012...

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