storms (shadorma)

i love storms;

when black clouds appear

with lightning

and thunder,

i get a tingle of fear

mingled with wonder

–photo by me

red-winged blackbird (shadorma)

they say he’s

very vigorous,

flying from

nest to nest,

but the word polygamous

really fits him best

–photo by me

in the hay (shadorma)

i’d like to

be this care-free foal

on the farm

here today

so i too could take a roll

around in the hay

–photo by me

rain or snow (shadorma)

the forecast

is getting better;

they’re talking

rain, not snow,

but with our april weather,

they don’t really know

–photo by me

shy serenity (shadorma)

if you look

for serenity,

but you just

can’t find her,

then seek out simplicity

and look behind her

–photo by me

wee squirrel (shadorma)

wee squirrel,

won’t you let me win

this game of

hide and seek?

all i want to do is pinch

your furry li’l cheek

–photo by me

emotive earth (shadorma)

our earth’s own

changing sky, i think,

shows she has

feelings, too;

there are days she’s in the pink–

other days, she’s blue

–photo by me

nature’s apparel (shadorma)

she’s pretty,

all decked out in white,

although i

must confess–

there’s just no prettier sight

than her floral dress

–photos by me

a dream away (shadorma)

i envy

those who hibernate,

not knowing

winter’s sting–

and to what do they awake?

lilacs in the spring!

–photo by me

a new day (shadorma)

a new day

arrives to banish

the demons

of the night–

how quickly they all vanish

in the morning light!

–photo by me