My very first attempt to write a poem using the 5-7-5 haiku format. So please be kind!
The poem itself describes the dichotomy of nature, its amazing beauty as well as its inherent cruelty.
A Sonnet The red sun sank behind the wester… Painting the sky in psychedelic hu… Crimson, tangerine, even midnight… As nightfall cloaks the earth with…
You are... The soft breeze blowing my hair The sun’s rays caressing my face The soothing sounds a songbird mak… The sweet warmth of a baby’s embra…
His tired eyes open slowly In front of him, a goddess! He tries hard to look away But he feels simply pow’rless Her sparkling eyes hypnotic
Few weeks ago, we were watching a… Where magicians displayed such cle… And several songbirds set our spir… Yes, there were some who resorted… To sway and convince the judges an…
Unhappy memories are ghosts, on da… When we’re all alone, they visit t… Tearing our hearts to pieces, as w… They haunt and chastise, they’re c… Pleasant memories are rays of the…
He held her hand, but he knew it’s… Not an ounce of affection in her e… Sad lonely life he’s doomed to dis… None but himself to blame for love… Fine pearl he’s found, but he’s un…
center A Soul’s Journey Mindless cacophony Movements in helter skelter In the hustle and bustle
Dusk casts a spell on fields of gr… And the serene sea of metallic blu… The cloudless sky turns deep purpl… Just like the color of an old brui… The world fades to black as night…
Life’s a speeding bullet train One moment an eighteen year old Fresh and pure as the morning air Thoughts of changing the world Aspirations ideas visions dreams
It was a Christmas night she’d al… She saw him the first time, her he… It happened years ago, but remembe… For she can’t imagine her life cou… He wore a blue jacket that frigid…
When love begins, sparks fly every… The world spins, in the sky a mete… When love starts, an indescribable… Two starry-eyed hearts, in unison… Then as love grows, many fairy tal…
In seven weeks, centenarian I’d b… But my Lord and Savior’s calling… Of this world, I shall be forever… Unto dust, asleep I’ll be, ‘neath… Till the day I wake to meet my Ma…
May a warm sunrise wake you up eve… May colorful sunsets always conclu… Never dampened by thunderstorms an… Only refreshing showers, late on… Your love for each other, let it b…
She’s waiting for tomorrow Hopeful, better it will be Today was a real challenge For her emotions, mostly In truth she hurts all over
He hears the haunting whistle of t… And the hissing sound of shifting… While he crouched behind a craggy… Amid the wretched and barren waste… Sheltered from blistering rays of…