Painted Face

Blue Pirate poses Enormous eyes mesmerize The women all swoon

Peace Poems:1

We’ll stand united When roses cease their blooming In peaceful protest Till then, says the nightingale, Let’s join together in song

kindling

When I awaken to polka dot snow I hear the sparkle in Khanum’s eyes glow As she spins from her head Threads woven in bed Where we chortle and chuckle together. When I skip between polka dot flakes Swirling and whirling upon sleeping ground snakes Piling into a blanket inviting and cozy I see Khanum’s...

when birds sing

As ice crystals melt A lilting cadence of praise Shimmers between trees

melting

Her tresses unbound Through crystal beads she threads them Moon behind the clouds

Antenna

Four trucks twenty hounds Scrambling up the hilly slopes Seeking hidden bear

Robust Red

Lucky grasshopper Boldly greeting this morning Gladdening spirit

Resilience

Cosmos opens up Blooming after being beat Down by heavy rain

encircle

Complementary Petaled words give vibrancy Long after blooms fade

dispersal

slowly now amidst small golden buds blooming atop tall green sleeved rods where crooning bees are busy yet yesterday's grasses bend fuzzy plumes filled with seed slowly now dispersing