Of turnips, caterpillars and kings - Blogithttps://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/mamajoy2/Little poems; how to lick a rainbow, the sky wept, sun peeking,lanterns. . . by Mamajoy. Can I write a poem a day? Hmmmm.hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/mamajoy2/523843Winter Song Soft as a kitten napping by fireside, Soft as a newborn babe asleep Soft as a cloudlet floating by Soft as a rosebud jewl'd by a drop of morning dew Soft as a whisper spread on a breeze, Soft as a trill of meadowlark Soft as a rivelet cloth'd in moss, Soft as a tender kiss from a maid...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/mamajoy2/523100Fall The oak leaf doth tremble. The oak leaf doeth tremble in the whisp'rings, in the whisprings, of the night to come. The willow's tears lie scatter'd by aimless draughts. The laurel stands bare pluck'd by black carrion. The locust lies fallow - untouch'd by man. The yew sleeps wounded by...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/mamajoy2/522665I'm going to repost my collection of Four Season Songs ending with Spring which you've not seen. It will give me some breathing room as I'm still struggling through the mess of dealing with a very large broken freezer. We have were able Monday to buy a new one and they installed it Tuesday. But...Earth Crieshttps://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/mamajoy2/522425What eyes do men have That they seek the caustic cockle burrs The shallow dark leisures That they do chase after fleeting scintillations Wrap warped sacraments round carbuncled breast Carry the canted chevron flag of pride Embrace the carmine carnage And thus do weave their carnal shroud by mamajoyhttps://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/mamajoy2/522128Black storm crows wing near Tossing bolts of oblivion Of hate Of greed I scuffle forth as best I can Clinging to faith's lamp by mamajoyhttps://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/mamajoy2/521932Must trouble always come in threes? Last week the camera This week the freezer Next week? I await with shaking knees by mamajoyhttps://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/mamajoy2/521647Sleepy head sleepy head Rise from your covers Come dance in the dew Dawn's painter has left Sleepy head sleepy head Why do you yawn The rooster's announcing Sol's troth of ascent Sleepy head sleepy head Oh, toss back your covers Diamon'd violets are beckoning Come on out come on out And play by...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/mamajoy2/521396The winds begin their dance of rage Woe sweeps in as black tide's froth The horsemen reign victorious Unleashing war's hounds Steadfast we cling together As barnacles to pier Held by bonds of faith, truth, charity and the last crumb held within curiosity's box Hope by mamajoyhttps://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/mamajoy2/520972Mama and papa wren are building nests again This year in a folded up chair A leanin' 'gainst a porch wall I shall tip toe past carefully And leave them be by mamajoyMorning Dancehttps://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/mamajoy2/520687Morning has come creeping Shadows are fleeing golden orb's climb 'Tis mine 'Tis mine time to shine And as quarreling children do One shoves the other into corner far The ebb and flow of timeless dance Of sun and moon Continues by mamajoy