Nature Verse Poems

Length of days begins to wane, twilight quickens 
and moonlight obeys the seasonal call of nature.
The time is half past summer, two months till fall
and...

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When I was a kid,
I only knew the sea from a distance—
from the deck of a ship,
sailing from Manila to Bacolod.
I’d lean against the railings,
watching...

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The grass waved hello
the birds called back.
Telegraph poles stood still 
like tall slender trees.
the birds liked that.
the crickets a constant tickle in the ear,
swathes of...

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In Nigeria’s heart, the wonders shine,  
From Ogbunike Caves to Yankari’s line.  
Farin Ruwa falls with power and grace,  
While Owu’s waters...

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Beautiful flowers in garden
One after another
Colorful and pleasant
All beautiful in sight
All are unique and wonderful
Brighten up the garden...

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Each moonlit walk, each starlight gaze
    On nights that knew such carefree days
Each whispered thrill on breezed romance
    ...

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Bonding with Nature

Early Sunday morning; 
nature rattling at the front door!
I accept the invitation to bond,
stepping out with nothing more in tow
than an upturned collar
and...

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Deep in melancholy fields I sit.
Heavy with the thought, I'm pinned in place
The past, present, future wrestle in silence

A hill of happiness rises in the...

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In my comfy corner, a little space

A place of my own, as soft as a lace

Lays a long chair of queen’s height with a wooden...

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They hate us not because we’re bad but because we are everything they cannot be
Because while they stew in their own misery
Formed from their own...

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Saturday musings~~


The
dance of seeming
opponents
which separation
makes apparent~
may suggest the
end of the gold
sought in separation~


Blood
flows apparently
and does not~
without not
the flow is lost~


Nothing
cannot be named
but the naming
of something
may...

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No facades needed 
for my love to prosper. 
True nature lights the spark 
that ignites my heart’s wick. 

To keep the candle burning bright 
all...

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there’s something dreary
about a terrasse drenched in rain
can’t help but take it personally
like a missed invitation
to an afternoon drink with friends
or a cancelled party

a dull...

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   A glimpse of leaves trembling in the wind.
   Shinning waters glistening.
   Shadow bird singing.
   Devil Stick...

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Colors whirl 'round and 'round
and the child twirls around
the sun-filled room with joy
and laughter, heaven bound,
not knowing life cut short
when cruel nature frowned.

For: Some Kind...

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