heart of autumn
heart of autumn waits
not pacing with anxious steps ~
chrysanthemums nod
calls of soaring geese
echo through dusk coral skies ~
early darkness sighs
wind heralds long nights
for fallow fields of gold chaff ~
rain tarantellas
hazy sunlight fades
fall shadows stretch across fields ~
red shades of whimsy
autumn spins magic
in hues of umber scarlet ~
hedgehogs find warm dens
9-29-22
Categories:
tarantellas, autumn,
Form: Haiku
Winter Dances
Winter dances in stately gavottes -
With children of wintry gardens -
A kiss of frost on their cheeks –
Remnants of summer twirl
Among bright berries
Where cardinals
And Snowbirds,
Grey wrens,
Sing!
In gusty wind storm tarantellas
Sparkling ice ribbons trim the steps -
Swirling breaths on the dance floor
Partners with sweet daphne
Where holly polkas
Light fantastics
With rhythmic
Wings in
Flight.
12-17-20
Contest: Double Nonet
Sponsor : William Kekaula
Categories:
tarantellas, bird, dance, garden, winter,
Form: Nonet
Flying Potatoes
By The Potato of Terror 28/3/05; revised 1/2/14
Flying potatoes permeate my days,
Float gently through the attic of my brain;
Winging their way through smoochy summer haze
And tapping tarantellas in the rain.
I want to romp where tuber dreams ignite,
Where pomp is caught with naughty circumstance;
I yearn to flit where reverie takes flight
And lunacy leads love a merry dance.
Flying potatoes infiltrate my nights,
Making me dream of all unnatural things;
Like evil gnomes in capes and fishnet tights
And Maris Pipers with great scaly wings.
Flying potatoes tell me "Be afraid!
We are such dreamers as would stuff a maid!" *
(*With apologies to Shakespeare)
Categories:
tarantellas, fun, gothic, humorous,
Form: Sonnet