All the blue of day slipped quietly away
the drowsy lake waved the sun to sleep
with glints of gold and blue in steely colors.
At the closing of day
the blackened pines faded away
a lone call was faintly heard
a sadness, the weeping of a bird.
Bird
Bird in the clouds
How you flew, newly feathered
a fledgling falling from the sky
but upwinds sailed you far and high
carried you, strong through clouds
winged and wild your arms
fingers running through
the updrafts of cold,
cooling, warm.
Birds of Spring
It was soft, a purple shade
lavender, lilac made
of flowers warm, we breathed
deep the inhale, swirling round
sweet the exhale, falling to the ground
reaching deep in soul
the sink, the swallow
birds of spring
songs to fill
the hollows.
Birds will rise
time, it never lingers
winds are always blowing
oceans, waves for life to swim
watch birds rise, from restless seas
with wings, your heart will soar
through clouds of light
birds will show the way
Birds and tears
Ancient oaks so swiftly you fell
no silence wherein cruel, unthinking men dwell
your echoing woods now lay upon the ground
with birds and tears, the ripping down
now where shall they go to shelter
safe from the storm?
Cold the world of choking cities we build
barren and stripped, the land we conquer, kill
dark this greed of men I deplore
and where shall we go to shelter
safe from the storm?
Birds and stars
Beyond the oak and silver hills the day nestled in
soft breeze about the land, lily white moon
to light a sky of sparkling starry flowers
Whispers woke the sleeping one
and spoke the night to follow
Owl flew ever high
beneath a Perseid’s shower
A dream – you awoke
to watch shooting stars fall quiet
passed your window
til morning came with birds and stars
peace upon your pillow
Birds embroidered flew
Pillow, soft nest of dreams, she sleeps
wings – birds embroidered flew
across lakes – blue water drops,
swell of seas break – calling
swans home, willowy winds sigh
whispers, feathers fly
windows of light, branches delight her walls
dancing before
the fiery fall
Bird man (haiku)
He, a bird hunting
Prey reigns, winged catching a kill
Eyes to pierce the night