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daughter to father

is sunrise in the gloaming

golden beam of light

morning glory awaking

as dew drops glisten

lavender breezes blowing

beneath a blue sky

soft sounds of songbirds singing

to the yellow sun

fields of wildflowers blooming

blossoms of laughter

gentle rain on verdant hills

sweet water of life

©tlh 4/20/12

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.

as I reclined on the porch

watching the mountains

relax from green into purple

evening sidled up on a gentle breeze

wearing pale coral and azure

with the fragrance of springtime

.

she softly slipped into the old chair next to me

left vacant by the setting sun

in the heat of day

she breathed a quiet sigh

of feathery clouds

and cherry blossom

.

we sat for a while in silence

contented to listen

to a mockingbird wooing his love

and a chorus of spring peepers

serenading down by the creek

we spoke not a word in our peaceful repose

 .

serenely as she arrived

she arose to leave

as she went she asked

“shall I get the lights?”

I nodded sleepily

night fell to the rising moon

I slept

tlh 3/20/12

(on the passing of my mother)

*

a light has gone out

.

the candle that glowed in the window

is burned down to grey smoke

spiriting toward heaven

 .

the path darkened

the way unlit

the door is closed

and the chair empty

the hearth no longer warm

the blush faded from the rose

 .

muted is love’s comforting voice

beneath folds of white

and soft closed eyes

laughter is hushed

.

in a brighter heaven

we are greater for knowing that star

the world lesser without it

 .

tlh 1/24/11

*

cold gray

bleeds from a lurid sky

trickling

over boney skeletons of black trees

standing

in murky pools of dead earth

and winter’s reign

tlh 1/17/11

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howling wind spits snow
gnawing at hard frozen bones
ravenous winter

tlh 1/12/12

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let the dying year pass

give no more thought

to its bitterness and pain

it cannot be relived

only remembered

let go its scarred memories like tears

weeping away from eyes of the hopeful

to the promise of a new day

tlh 12/30/11

Filed under: Emotions, Personal, Poetry Tagged: hope, New Year, pain, tears ]]> http://tracyhsays.com/2011/12/30/december-30-2011-new-day/feed/ 3 tracyisjustsayn water-droplet-clipart34 http://tracyhsays.com/2011/12/25/december-25-2011-christmas/ http://tracyhsays.com/2011/12/25/december-25-2011-christmas/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:50:54 +0000 tracyhsays http://tracyhsays.com/?p=2485 ]]>  “Christmas”

***

Footsteps trodden upon new fallen snow

make no sound at all

not a whisper in the hush

that blankets tree and field

mountain and valley

hamlet and home

as midnight gates swing silently open

candlelit window sills cast a faint glow on downy paths

lighting the way for Christmas

tlh 12/25/11

Filed under: Personal, Poetry Tagged: Christmas, holiday, snow ]]> http://tracyhsays.com/2011/12/25/december-25-2011-christmas/feed/ 2 tracyisjustsayn http://tracyhsays.com/2011/12/17/december-17-2011-oh-christmas-tree/ http://tracyhsays.com/2011/12/17/december-17-2011-oh-christmas-tree/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 05:10:06 +0000 tracyhsays http://tracyhsays.com/?p=2475 ]]>  “Oh, Christmas Tree”

****

Fraser and Douglas trussed tight

lying on the sidewalk

bound prisoners with no way of escape

stacked like cord wood for a fire

price tags or toe tags

to trees they’re the same…

Merry Christmas!

tlh 12/17/11

“star-crossed”

 +

today I chased the westering sun

to see him set once more

in a blazing sky and watch him race

to rise on a distant shore

to warm a face in twilight waiting

as he ascends the dawning day

to shed his light on a star-crossed lover

and drive the shadows away

but the racing sun outraced me

and slipped silently out of sight

to leave me in the lonesome shadows

of a star-crossed silent night

tlh 12/11/11

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the river is up

not angry yet

but swelling as it flows

beneath a pouring rain

through a moonless night

groping along its banks

feeling with watery fingers

for a weakness

a way out

scratching

clawing at the edges of roads

and fields

at the foundations of houses

and barns

searching for an escape

on the verge of havoc

of destruction

rising to flood

and a chance at freedom

tlh 12/7/11