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Empty
Standing at the graveside I smell loss
the warm Autumn day turned damp
as the fog danced and swirled about
like ghosts of the past encircling
grieving relatives rend their garments
weeping openly while the children
huddle at their feet.
The rain fell harder
tapping on my shoulders
each drop reminding me
he’s gone, he’s gone, he’s gone.
© Rebecca Sanchez 2013
This poem was written about this picture prompt.
tanka #9917
trapped rain drops glisten
suspended in the gloaming
bright beads on silk strands
capturing the faint moon light
worn by a cold autumn night
© Rebecca Sanchez 2017
An image prompt from Positively Prompted on Google Plus. I wrote a Tanka about this image prompt. Shared with my friends at dVerse~Poets Pub.
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The Flood
She hiked through the backwoods
alone in her toxic thoughts
again, her life was filled with emptiness
love had passed her by.
Her teardrops like a downpour
storming down her face
trepidation in her footsteps
she felt vulnerable and used up
she was damaged goods.
She didn’t deserve to be treated like this
it wasn’t the first time
numb to the outside world
a trickle of anger broke through
now weeping profusely
the flood broke loose.
She didn’t notice until the damage was done
she had cried a river of tears
and by losing herself
it easily
^^^^^^^^^^^^swept
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^her
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^away.
© Rebecca Sanchez 2017
Written for the prompt “flood” with my friends at Poets United. I animated the artwork which I used as part of the prompt.
haiku #3517
a rainbow portal
dripping colors
swallowing the horizon
© Rebecca Sanchez 2017
Written with Saturdays Image Write #4.
A Different View
The rain falls on my canopy
a pitter-patter so serene
time gets lost inside these woods
where everything is mossy green.
Once the storm has taken hold
illuminating the darkening sky
animals escape to their cozy dens
they run for cover, but not I.
I drink deeply of this gift
rainy weather won’t phase me
I patiently wait for the sun’s return
to grow into a bigger tree.
© Rebecca Sanchez 2017
The art is mine called Magic Forest. Covering prompts 2 and 3, with Imaginary Garden Of Real Toads and shared with Poets United.
For Every Flower
For every flower, let there be a bumblebee
as spring showers bring us sweet flowers
bees covered in pollen to their very knees
zigzagging back to the hive again.
For every flower, let there be a bumblebee
my garden blooms are calling
flying with wings too small for their bodies
covered in black and yellow furry stripes
producing honey for you and me.
We must stop our use of pesticides
so every flower will have a bumblebee.
© Rebecca Sanchez 2017
This is a photograph I took on a bike ride when a bumblebee landed on my sweatshirt during a bench break. It was very large and but didn’t have any pollen yet. I animated it with a sparkle effect.
This is my first time trying a Fold form with Imaginary Garden Of Real Toads.
haiku #12217
a flood of rain storms
quenched California’s thirst
the drought is over
© Rebecca Sanchez 2017
This winter we’ve been getting inches of rain and the snow fall is insane. For the first time in years, the experts are saying our drought is over at least in northern CA.
Photography by me, that is a rainbow I could see from my comfy chair in my living room. Surely proof the drought is over!
Written with Haiku Horizons.
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