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Autumn Renewal -- a poem
Autumn Framed.Originally uploaded by addicted EyesShe never takes the path of least resistence,perferring to travel with dogged persistence,those paths least pursued.Her spirit stands renewed...never in the sprintime, for the light at the end of her ...
Written On Her Face -- a poem
Sea WomanA woman stands before the sea,feeling small as small can be.She stands alone on mountain peaks,close to the Creator, He who she seeks.A woman kneels in a chapel small,candles burning, shadows tall,Fingers pointed upward in prayer,breathing d...
A Poem Today
Dark Red LiesHe remembered her wellFrom childhood on The teasing, the games,Here we go 'round the mulberry bushHe remembered her smileAnd innocent timesThat chance meeting years laterThat same teasing smileNow evolved from palest pinkTo deepest Mulbe...
A Free-form Cinquain (untitled)
A Free Form Cinquain (untitled) A free-flowing spiritwandering the universeone of many, all part of one world,like a free-flowing current,one of many in the same river.Who is so bold as to argue with the Creatoras to why such diverse currentssuch div...
Humble In Spirit ... a poem
the pontification of the proud pastor passesdecorative choir members have sauntered awaythe pews now absent of parishioners weighthave cooled to blue in the evening lightthe hollow hallelujahs that raised morning raftershave ceased to shake the timbe...
Summer Solstice
Summer SolsticeNorthern hemisphere,awaits each year your return,that we might, too,sing happily like the birds,bloom in your sunshine...multi-colored flowers.We await your return that,we may walk barefoot in the grass,play full-tilt in the fields,wor...
Poem ... A Captive's Healing
A Captive's HealingWhen tear stains permanently traced her faceShe covered her eyes with a musical disguise To cover the damage done by beastly hornsShe wore a tiara of roses with their thornsNot one to complain; she hid all the painLeft it to Creati...
Poem -- Nothing Can Contain It
Nothing Can Contain ItHave you walked in the shoes of the abused,or buried your dead without dirt enoughto cover the odor of their innocent bloodshed for no reason but another's greed?Have you bourne the oppressivepower of the wicked 'til your very b...
Ebb and Flow -- a poem
As springtime ebbs awaymaking room for the flowof summers heated glow...The tide of changing seasonsholds me in their throe.I watch my children grow...flowers in the sun,a garden of laughter,playing barefoot long afterdaylight turns to night...the li...
A Light To Guide .. Poem
He sends in the morning,to rise with a glorious shout,The sun to encourage growth of foliage and spirit,to beam a path between sky and earth,light to guide our daytime steps.He sends in the evening,to rise with a whisper,The moon to ease the spirit o...
Dancing Without Music -- a poem
We danced through those early days,Took for granted that for we two,More in love than any couple who'd gone before us,The music would never stop.First claps of thunder,sounded in the distance,Barely touched our ears...we danced together still As the ...
Poem Named "If"
They say:A wild thing is never sorry for itself.If I were a wild thing,I would choose to bea bird in flight,a jungle cat of might,the only wolfthat never howled in fright.If I were a wild person, I would walk the length of the country,pace away stres...
Splendor of Sandpipers ... a short poem
~Splendor of Sandpipers~ I climb the tiersof collegian landscapes,never lamenting laborious effort,only awaiting the splendor of sandpipers,the moment when I, too, shall take flight. Karen Chaffee 2009All Rights Reserved...
Embraced In Grace
Embraced In Grace When embraced in His grace,Surrounded by His art,Fields of wildflowers,Watered by clear streams,I can momentarilyForget the insanityCreated by mankind. When I walk through forestsThrough shadow and sun spots,As birds sing hymns,I n...
Blue ... a poem
Blue Blue colors my worldshades my moodsblinks its eyescovers my thighsin beat-up denim. It titillates my taste budsberry wine and piepaints the sunshine skyof summer hotand winter cold. Blue bares my soulwhen it sings mournful tunesbolsters my coura...
Cycle of Life ... a chain cinquain poem
(This chain cinquain incorporates several forms of the style.)Cycle of Life DayfollowsDay intoNight which free-flowsSpills itself into yet another day SeasonsNever randomOrdered by the PowerMysterious to most humansGod-head Nature's canvasrotatesAs t...
Thing of Rare Beauty
Pearls in sand,Seashells holding jewels,Sour apple gum,And pale pink polishThese things remind me ofThe joy of your presence.Wind-blown hair,Limp dandelions,Impossibly tinyKhaki shorts,Dr. Suess beneath the sofa,These things remind meof your existenc...
In The Absense of Shadow
The gray of the dayeases through the windows,saturates the dwelling withan absence of shadow.Dimensions thus diminishedcreate within the inhabitantsa restless disquietas though they, too, have turned to gray.Black and white television,characters in a...
The Children of Gaza ... a poem
The Children of Gaza I can hear them cry outanother nightmarecome daylight becomesanother reality. I can see them bleedinglimbless and pleadingin a universal language...freedom from war should be theirs,the children. I can feel them tremblingas they ...
Love ... A Rondelet Poem
Love A chanting songdays gone by when love did liveA chanting songOnce let me know where I belongedCame a time we could not forgiveIt drained away as through a sieveA chanting song. Karen Chaffee 2009All Rights Reserved...
Racial Equality -- a tanka poem to honor Dr. King
Racial EqualityA great man sowed seeds of peaceNext door to a dreamNurtured them with prayers and bloodGreat men die as all men doBut great dreams live on. Karen Chaffee 2009All Rights Reserved...
Haiku of Winter
Penciled with white snowBlack branches against gray sky:Winter's barren art. ______________________ Red bird on bare branchtrills a lonesome melody:of what do you sing? _______________________ Love birds too engrossedLove birds heedless of the storm:...
I See ... a poem
iseebut notclearly intothe hearts ofothers who longfor love truei wonderwhatit isthat sohinders mefrom giving itfreely and with noconditions or stringsattached that mayput a burden onthe innocenceof the onewhopinesfor whatanother soeasily acquireswou...
Short Poems -- Every-day Things
Gray light on new snowBegs a midnight walkFirst footprintsCircling around theMaple in the front andBack to the patioPath of short explorations~~~~~~~~~~Watered-down sunlightShines on his formStill sleeping curledAround my bodyDeep breath and smileBac...
Expectations
The sky tonightA big black ballQuivering silently Above all humanityAbove their expectationsA sudden raising of the barometerA drop in the atmospheric pressure And the ball breaks wide openExplosion of color and lightConfetti and fireworksCall loudl...
Winter Haiku
Some winter haiku:bare branches scratchingfat-bellied gray-bearded cloudssetting free the snowthe land barren lieswaiting for dawn's pale sunrisea smile on the snownight time split openwith the crack of a shot gunshhh...only lake iceice storm and ben...
Emotional Cheating
Emotional CheatingMy heart broken?No...but wrung so dryI can no longer cryI heard from friendsabout the whispered discussionsyou carry on withthe new head of personnel administrationPersonal lunches full of laughterbehind your closed office doorI rem...
Crackers and Paint
Crackers and Paint A brother and sisterwalk home from school,kicking pebbles as they go. Mockery from school matesa few yards backcaptures their attention. The sister asks her big brother:"Why're they callin' us crackers??" The mockers turn to head...
Thoughts On Winter
Winter 1Autumn's sweet after-thoughtColorful leaves are goneRaked and burned orCrumbled by mowersLeft as mulch for spring gardensLeft to feed the brown grass greenFor next summerBare-branched now the treesAnd drawing upon the skySunrise and sunsetMoo...
Curly World
Curly WorldOught but blue huesPenetrate her homeAbsence of true lightTurns each day to night.Bed of stonesShe sleeps aloneRoasts in the coldFreezes when heatRadiates bold.Sinks into the earthQuicksand birthWalks on airNever falls up there.Inside out ...
