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one crocus blooms
and inks a pen to forest
a page of blossom

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Reflection of Spring
in pools of blue irises
her rainbow of smiles

  • 3 months later...
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tears of joy follow

for happiness lingers scents

in secret gardens

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soldiers in training

note these scents of clementines

beneath her burqa

  • 1 month later...
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promise held captive

a map winking tears of light

through Sherwood forest

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enchant my dreams
lace this land with sea whispers
symphonies of spray

  • 4 weeks later...
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wet my thirsty cheeks
until songs of Rhondda rain
colour all that's clean

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alert eyes scan
the sprawl of symphonic trees
a false note waiting

  • 4 weeks later...
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a whisper of lies
coil around the aching limbs
twisted branches snap

  • 1 month later...
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a Barn Owl responds

in flight a scurrying clan

of the fairy folk

Gatekeeper
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Secrets are whispered

hidden in an evening breeze

Birches talk to elms

from the black desert

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Lone leaf floats to earth

and treasured by tiny hands

a gift from the voices.

Gatekeeper
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A gift from voices

beguiles small hands that listen

Trees speak their troubles

from the black desert

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trees speak their troubles
in tones so low, the wind stops
a woodpecker marks time
                            ~~jvg

~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~

For permission to use this work you can write to [email protected]

Gatekeeper
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Woodpecker marks time

tells trees, open your flowers

Life vibrates in tune

from the black desert

Gatekeeper
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Life vibrates in tune

when a verse voiced may live on

Let's remember Frank

from the black desert

  • 2 months later...
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Our witty wordsmith

clears the carpet of brown leaves

seeds wild flowerbeds

  • 3 weeks later...
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A lone dog watches

where his master was buried

Leaves begin to fall

from the black desert

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Leaves begin to fall
reveals greying bark beneath
gaudy cosmetics

  • 3 weeks later...
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impatient youth

zooms above arthritic oaks

creaking old laughter

  • 2 weeks later...
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Creaking old laughter

keeps us company at night

Sun set, moon risen

from the black desert

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Sun set, moon risen

while the sea whispers of youth

and the old listen

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And the old listen

to memories of their youth

Their ears have failed them

from the black desert

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Their ears have failed them
but filmy eyes magic stars
on a snowy stage

  • 2 months later...
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On a snowy stage

the slip on a patch of ice

Old man's rib bones snap

from the black desert

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Old man's rib bones snap

audibly to inner ears

Last sounds are heard there

from the black desert

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Last sounds are heard there

where a warming hand embraces

frailty to rebirth

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  • 4 weeks later...
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Tremored hand lies still

as sleep mends disconnections

Breakfast cup spills tea

from the black desert

David W. Parsley
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Breakfast cup spills tea

Darkening pool reflects chilled

Sky swelling with geese

 

 

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previously unpublished
© 2017 David W. Parsley
Parsley Poetry Collection

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Sky swelling with geese

The commuters amber rush

Each locked in his time

  • 3 weeks later...
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Caution, falling rocks

anxious to journey downhill

Rain gives permission

from the black desert

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