HAIKU No. 30
HAIKU No. 30 Poets meet by chance, summoned by the words within that demand release. ©T. Patrick Berry Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, November 4, 2006
Thursday, November 2, 2006
I GRAB JACKET AND LANTERN
I GRAB JACKET AND LANTERN I grab jacket and lantern and venture into depression’s cold fog to look for poems hiding in its sullen gray folds. ©T. Patrick Berry Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, October 30, 2006
MEET ME AT DUSK
MEET ME AT DUSK Meet me at dusk of a clear, moonless night on a hilltop far away from town. No talk, no idle chatter, no longing for what might be done - just crickets and a soft breath of wind, and a quiet presence to the heavens as the sun sets, as night falls into its glory, as stars and distant... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, October 29, 2006
HAIKU #31
HAIKU #31 She fears the lightning, yet she watches, transfixed by the dreaded fire. ©T. Patrick Berry Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, October 28, 2006
CHEST TIME
I must confess to an ulterior motive in sharing this poetry. Part of the reason for it is to try and end a terribly long 18-month hiatus in writing poetry. AS you might have gathered from the countdown in haiku numbers, I started at my newest stuff and am working backwards, in hopes that by giving... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
HAIKU #32
HAIKU #32 Pipsqueak car alarm warns the bellowing thunder to come no closer. ©T. Patrick Berry Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, October 23, 2006
HAIKU #33
HAIKU #33 Dawn beguiles us with bathed and perfumed sunshine after nighttime storms. ©T. Patrick Berry Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, October 20, 2006
FOR DAD: A MEETING IN THE AIR
FOR DAD: A MEETING IN THE AIR There’s going to be a meeting in the air, in the sweet, sweet bye and bye. Going to meet you, meet you over there, over on the other side. That old gospel song had it right, the one about “a meeting in the air.” I flew home at the news of your stroke, fearing the worst,... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
LET IT BE ENOUGH
LET IT BE ENOUGH Let it be enough that your past is there, immutable, that your energy is only enough to change what is now and will be. Let it be enough to be in the moment, whatever it brings, to savor sunshine and storm alike, to know that God graces you with both. Let it be enough for crickets... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
LATE SUMMER AFTERNOON AT A NEW HOMESITE
LATE SUMMER AFTERNOON AT A NEW HOMESITE The grading contractor loads his backhoe onto the trailer and drives home in golden sunlight. Who can work on a day like this? ©T. Patrick Berry Sign in to see full entry.