Through hazy unknowns | for my Dear Readers
Through hazy unknowns
life tumbles, turns
I wake far from home
not knowing how or who
I’m to be
I search for long-gone milestones
landmarks north stars Read the rest of this entry »
Telling the Truth
connecting the dots of my life
Category: Haiku/Poetry
July 31, 2015
July 29, 2015
once-jagged layers
once-jagged layers
wear light blue-gray and deep brown
sand-polished by waves
rocks along the edge
bear chalky white droppings from
seabirds passing by
enduring beauty
created by stormy seas
and heaving earthquakes
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© Elouise Renich Fraser, 29 July 2015
Photo credit: DAFraser, October 2012
Oswald West State Park, Oregon
July 27, 2015
A Poem for My Friends
A gracious breeze blew through the air
and cooled my face this evening
The sky pale blue with rosy clouds
Wrapped up the faded setting sun
The moon gleamed high above it all
In white with shadowed face
Mosquitoes buzzed around my face Read the rest of this entry »
July 23, 2015
water cascades
water cascades calm
in translucent fairy veils
rippling out toward me
July 20, 2015
Flowers of Hope | from Amy
Amy Carmichael wrote this delightful poem for children whose lives and wellbeing were at risk. Amy’s major life work was to rescue or receive these children and offer them an alternative. They lived together with staff members at the Dohnavur Compound in South India. Over the years, scores of children found safety and hope for a different future. Read the rest of this entry »
July 17, 2015
Evensong came earlier today
~~~~~~American Beech with Seed Cone
Evensong came earlier today
Accompanied by sweet robins
Singing the sun to rest
Mature green-leaved trees give early signs of fall
Clusters of seed pods glow yellow-green
In late afternoon sun Read the rest of this entry »
July 15, 2015
harvest gold blanket
harvest gold blanket
coats exposed surfaces with
fine volcanic dust
dark shadows lengthen
beneath cloudless blue heaven
evening approaches Read the rest of this entry »
July 14, 2015
A Child’s Cry in an Adult Body
Don’t try to correct me
Just listen
Don’t tell me ‘the facts’
Just listen
Don’t interrogate, remind or debate me Read the rest of this entry »
Telling the Truth 