IMAGINARY WINGS
By
I steal a moment,
stretch my imaginary wings,
in the corner of the yard,
the old woodshed is damp
from a day’s drizzle,
the sunset looks pale tonight
against the street lights,
bedraggled birds sit
silent in the cypress tree,
yet I am warm in the glow
of your longtime tender gaze.
RAKU
By
I stamp the shore
of my fondest wishes
now almost leather hard,
my footsteps coil
seaweed love knots
oxidising in scorching sun:
mussel shells
shrink and shiver
at the edges of the flue
in life’s kiln.
of my fondest wishes
now almost leather hard,
my footsteps coil
seaweed love knots
oxidising in scorching sun:
mussel shells
shrink and shiver
at the edges of the flue
in life’s kiln.
Wondering if
I’ve added sufficient grog
for heat expansions
and contractions,
the raku fire is fickle.
I’ve added sufficient grog
for heat expansions
and contractions,
the raku fire is fickle.
I glaze a once-fired dream
thrown with girlish expectations
with copper carbonate,
stoke the driftwood fire,
increase the air,
fingers crossed
for enso crackles,
an overflowing cup to grace
a moonlit shelter.
thrown with girlish expectations
with copper carbonate,
stoke the driftwood fire,
increase the air,
fingers crossed
for enso crackles,
an overflowing cup to grace
a moonlit shelter.
What a great talent you have Lauren for words x
my darling Lauren your poem about daddy is so touching it made me cry i love you xxxxx
Wonderful poems, both with a depth of emotion and superbly crafted. What an honor to read such vulnerable beauty.
this was wonderful way to learn a place without ever coming to
I was impressed with this powerful paean to what matters when I fist saw it. I'm glad it got acknowledged by showing up in print. Families should live this way - behave as if there were no distractors first, play video games later.
Sublime has amazing skills that one can only strive to achieve... much love Cheryl
Touching, engaging and sublime..
What a sophisticated picture the author painted. I'm a huge Sublime fan, please continue to bless the world with your poetry as only you can..
I love these two poems - life is so short and so precious