v.1 Sun Beam Bursting Open door Ingested puzzle Pollinated aponia. v.2 Sun Burst Banquet Cryptograph Measures golden feet Unlocks Nature’s woven treasure. v.3 Life Seeds Counted Prearranged Honeyed sunbeam Crumbled into a dusted feast. ∞ Submitted as part of “National/Global Poetry Writing Month” (#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo). Today’s prompt: Day Seven: “Of the poetic forms…
Love Hate
Her kiss was sweet upon my breath gliding me into the forever of her lips Her barbs pungent purple blisters unintentioned welts upon my heart A spaghetti stain a noodle dropped a meatball gobbled a tender leaf I didn’t share A flavour complete Thai soup that blooms Caprese salad Margherita I would marry I cannot…
Poets
I am purple — royal — wrapped a monarch with a sceptre — scented gold be the purpose — powdered ink that divines — my kingdom I am a ray of white — sunlight blinded — impenetrable — bright a dissected rainbow — in my sight reflected on the unscribed — wax I am an…
Seasons Still
Warm – reflections – crystals in the sun Death – life – seasons still. ∞ Submitted as part of “National Poetry Writing Month – 2017” (#NaPoWriMo2017). Today’s prompt: write a poem with a secret – in other words, a poem with a word or idea or line that it isn’t expressing directly. The…
Pollen Feast
Savoring life’s sweet pleasures Purple pollen laden feet Honey blooms on gossamer. All text and photography © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “Cherry on Top.” … and more Poetry from EatsWritesShoots here.
Unwrap Me
Wrapped into a curl Tongues turned into a kiss Hearts open ablaze. Summer into bloom Sugar damp upon her skin A cherry on top. Unwrap my syrup Lick the swollen folds open Make my flower bloom. Peach fuzz upon my rose Swollen moist awaiting you Touch my spirit’s core. I am forever Blooming bright against…
Cranberry in Detail
A ball of flower Green leather needles knit bog Rainbow’s pot of red. All text and photography © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “Details.” … and more Poetry from EatsWritesShoots here.
Emergence
Wrapped in a dream of magenta Erupts a corona of gold A dart for a hummingbird heart Footstones for a honey stream of bees Pulled deep in a focal decent Drunk in the hibiscus’ emergence. All text and photography © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “Details.” ……
Botanical Fires
Botanical fire Sparks seeking a season’s soul Red bleeds yellow bright. Flags fly upon a staff Unfurling flashes on blue Lipstick kisses caught. Brushstrokes paint my mind My heart is a canvas Tulips made for you. Turned furled and curled Every bloom has a finish Beauty born of an end. All text and photography ©…
Vividly Blue
There are few colours that capture the human condition’s imagination quite like blue. The colour of the sky, it is heaven where it lands upon the eye. Sapphire in a kiss, the Mediterranean waters I always miss. Yet blue is a colour that Mother nature reserves for few and rare it is to discover it…