Marie-Claire

The pretty sky that bore the sun And carried the moon The pretty sky that painted clouds In red and blue clowns The pretty sun that warmed my heart And blinked at me The pretty sun that disguised the grey And lit up my eyes The pretty sky, the depth in your eyes That dipped in my sea The pretty sun... Sign in to see full entry.

Blessed cows Milk machines Pastoral scene Typical Blessed cows Chew their cud Unaware That the gold on the leaves Is theirs That the trees are stretching, Edging, shading, Just for them Blessed cows Know No better. The mountain does So do the clouds, But do we? Sign in to see full entry.

House of worship House of worth-sheep House of worst-sheep Pointing to the Godless skies Standing in the heathen grass Grazing the heavenly breeze God of green pastures Promise of rest for the restless Enticing us to loftier pleasures Where is your flock? Where are your sheep? Are they lost in your... Sign in to see full entry.

Let the sea smooth its silver seams Let it be a lake a pool a dream Let it be a cradle for the runaway ship Let the sea soothe the tide in tender lullaby Let it be a song inside a castaway shell Let it be a haven for the restive sailor Let the sea brood its surly waves Let it fill all earth with... Sign in to see full entry.

People, places, faces Always changing Traveling takes you places Where the heart has never been People, places, faces Talking at once In their own foreign language Speaking their own landscape Will I forget whom I met? The smiles, the laughter The crazy banter with some stranger Will I forget them?... Sign in to see full entry.

Whale watch Another busload of tourists spilled out Onto the wharf, in silent conversation With themselves, in eager anticipation Of what they are about to see, capture Untamed moments, a flick of the tail And it will be all over…. We have come to watch the whale. This is our tame little adventure... Sign in to see full entry.

Love at first bloom Basks in full noon Roses are red And so is the sun. Roses bled, sunset wept. The mourning skies Raised their red eyes, For my son left. Roses lay out to sea, Mourning the dead, Red red rose For my son felt. Sign in to see full entry.

Her eyes lit up like a Christmas tree As she danced around and around The imaginary circle on the floor, There was tinsel in the air And a sparkle in her steps, The little girl swirled and swirled Like a fairy on a lily pad. My little girl is happy, Sighs her mother By her side. My little girl is... Sign in to see full entry.

Day one: I never did finish that painting Hiding facing the wall, in shame, I did not even cast a glance at the Dust gathering party going on While I was not watching I paid lip service to the dishes, But gave them special treatment today, A beauty bath, of wool mix, yes wool mix I must have been in... Sign in to see full entry.

Here lies another year One behind and one ahead One well-spent One yet-to-come Here lie many hopes The ones that died The one that rose All come to a close Here lies another year To be cherished To be enriched By each passing day Welcome days Months years Challenges And surprises Here I am Ready for... Sign in to see full entry.