The Poet Watches

Prickly Pear Blossom ©2016 Bo Mackison

https://www.brigantesenglishwalks.com/2qzm87mn Prickly Pear Blossom ©2016 Bo Mackison

https://www.marineetstamp.com/u5s5fmlevm the poet watches

https://penielenv.com/g23q8fw2 the branches shake the yellowed leaves
i watch the leaves scatter,
some rustle along the path
others snag in a ragged patch of grass.
i watch.

https://www.mreavoice.org/8lf9bcbvm in this season of cold and death
the first snowfall, cutting winds, frozen landscape
exposed, sharp branch silhouettes.
frost-killed stalks sag under the weight of
dead flowers, a shroud in ice crusted snow.
i watch, and silence breaks open
so much change. alive.

https://www.yolascafe.com/6rr4rjgrnyn writing from the center
in the center of the temple, a labyrinth
in the center of the labyrinth, the desert
in the desert, sun ablaze, high noon,
shallow breaths and arid breeze.
where is the safe space? “nearby, come closer”.

https://www.elevators.com/y6i9izh tangled cacti protect the perimeter
in shadow, tangles and textures
bloom with fuchsia-orange roses
hummingbirds dart amidst bees,
alone, my heartbeat a hammer, erratic,
in the gloaming I find protection.

https://dcinematools.com/n9il0ovv9lt ancient voices offer a cocoon within the darkness.
if i do not speak, I cannot be heard, cannot be hurt
by words. looks. judgment.
i cannot be denied. i cannot be touched.
i claim no feelings.

follow url it is when i am not seen, when i am not heard,
then pain spreads like kerosene-soaked wood touched by torch
touched by sun

click here the place of safety lies within,
words to protect.
knowledge to save.
awareness to live.
salvation.

follow link step into the world,
ablaze. speak. be. visible.

get link fire burns away old perceptions
flames explode, i step from the ashes,
from charred remains

Tramadol Paypal i step into the dawn, carrying the empty urn
ablaze with beginnings
resurrection

https://guelph-real-estate.ca/g9r199f8q3 ~~~~~~

Tramadol Online Canada Daily poetry for the month of April, National Poetry Month.