Sunbathing Poems

A billion blazing Suns that shine for me,
One heart beats within their symphony…
My eyes expand to the morning glimmer,
For sorrows fade a decrescending dimmer…

Splendour is their shine of Eternal Elysium,
Fulgor fusion fires of hydrogen into helium…
Luminosity lusters of a beacon...Read More

Let’s just bee friends


Humble sat with BlondeBee outside in the hive garden.
All the little mites were floating around, 
Collecting all the twigs and leaves which had fallen.
Humble took a sip of his honey, as his honey was sunbathing.
In his head...Read More

searing summer sun
tarpaper rooftop beaches
city sunbathing...Read More

Prickles and prackles
Arizona cacti living her truth
Soaking up the sun
Twirling it in her mind
Saturating her body

Prickly not tickly
Mexican flowers enjoying the desert
Sitting in the sun
Taking her time
Sunbathing nude

Children running toward her
With open arms
And tiny soft fingers
The first time
Wanting to touch...Read More

It is hard to walk in the sand especially with boots and a heavy rifle. 
Manuel and I would sit on a rock and watch the moon give birth to 
a distant blue Africa.
Franco's Guardia Civil were not all thugs....Read More

The Mole Who Came in From The Cold

Says: the Mole to itself, it is getting rather cold
If I did not know better it is like the South Pole

So he packed his fur pyjamas and left in a dash
Pockets full of...Read More

And then the cold had its story to tell again and emerged overnight

The seasons had not changed but as always kept a sudden surprise

Days sunbathing and skinny dipping on the beach felt like a shiver

As the UV filter congealed in...Read More

When nothingness of a blank canvas
is smudged by glossy crayons of a child,
a messy picture chuckles in a new carnival.

When thoughts twinkle stargazing the sky
unfurling a drama in splendor of limerance, 
an enchanted soul chimes like a chandelier.

When fingers tingle...Read More

Frozen winter fear
melts in nectar streams. 
torpor days are gone
at last mist dissolves
in sunbathing clouds. 

Painting unveils 
smile of nature.
Monalisa
stirs our senses.

Rose trellised
song lyrics 
dance in love

Bird's nest
springs back

Life



8th April 2019
Caren Krutsinger Diminished Hexaverse Contest
Theme  Spring 
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Lifeguard sound the alarm
The biggest Virginia waves are coming in
Watch out so deadly it will pull you in
Watch out 
Watch out
Watch out
For those killer sharks
If you know what's best for you
Don't you dare swim these beaches all across Virginia
Don't bring...Read More

blankets
on the beach
sunbathing



posted on August 10, 2018...Read More

Next day after the nightly match they hatched a plan
with the six of them piling into their van
arm wrestling going on in the back seat
the loser not wanting to admit defeat

On the way to their destination the van was swaying
with...Read More

Summer fun has begun at last.
Sun is shining every morning.
Shimmy into our swimsuits fast.
Seaside soon will begin swarming.
Slather up with loads of sunscreen.
Sunglasses protect from sea sheen.
Sunbathing is a real blast.

21/06/2018...Read More

sunbathing bareback
mosquito season over
life is good



posted on June 1, 2018...Read More

haiku
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a fledgeling starling
came to the pond to quench thirst
a koi carp jumped
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no butterflies
a white tailed bumblebee queen
mint moths abundant
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hen blackbird
feeding newly hatched chicks
wasps succumbed to rain
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flower fly hovers
over greater speedwell
forget-me-not blooms
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midges chance their luck
my white lilac turned to seed
bird cherries...Read More

                          tangerine sunset
            ...Read More

wildflower meadow
as tall as a muntjac
cuckoo cuckooing
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farmers haymaking
grasshoppers stridulating
don't touch a stinkbug
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wood admiral glides
honeysuckle its host plant
humid the hot nights
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warm is the river
fish rising leaping for flies
life seeking cool shade
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inverted swimmers
water boatmen taking in air
cygnets follow pen
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as fall approaches
swifts are...Read More

December 2017

Extremely high winds are forecast due to an influx of sprouts over Christmas . My New Year’s resolution to avoid chocolate is not the only dark cloud on the horizon

January 2018

We have eaten the last of the sprouts so...Read More

   Mountain Life

The sun is beaming on the lazy creek.
The trees swaying with the breeze.
The ladies are sunbathing
and the children are playing,
living life with ease.
The guys throw sticks
and the dogs are quick,
to run and fetch them back.
The meadow...Read More

T-Ball and waterfalls -
picnics in the park

Riding bikes and trail hikes - 
bonfires in the dark

Sunbathing and stargazing -
beautiful full moon nights

Bar hopping and flea market shopping -
road trips to see the sights

Camping and canoeing -
sandy beaches are a blast

These...Read More

Poetic Inspiration 101

What inspires me to write poetry?

an old man on a park bench mumbling
weightless hawks floating on updrafts
trash strewn city streets
school buses at 5AM
huddled children waiting
the wrinkled face of an old woman
staring through a broken window
stuttering splash of skipping...Read More

Ten slices of pure marmalade plus two years of misted Karmapa bread equals? Oh do hurry up. The sum is easy. Oh ok then try another. Twelve custard tarts divided by an in between feathered door divider plus a couch...Read More

Is God just an illusion
Is religion just an institution?
People say the dead
are looking down on us
I wish it were true
but don't the dead
have better things to do?
Are they still a part of this world? 
haunting and taunting us?
Are they deeply...Read More

River Rock Falls

We hiked a few miles in the wilderness
just to feel that waterfall's kiss

Our clothes, we hung up in a tree
There is no one here but you and me

As the sun heats up the day
In those falls we laugh...Read More

Bendy old whales taste like snails doing a backflip. But swarms of over eighty nine peonies are closely followed by nine bulls, an elephant tribe, a beetle colony and a party of laughing butterflies. Whose aerial display party was angled...Read More