The night will come alive After twilight's passing Pinpricks of light In the fireflies An electric hum From cicadas dying High above in the trees And the mockingbird Singing the songs of men From his invisible perch Welcoming the night Casting their magic To hold back the sun Until they lose their nightly battle Once … Continue reading The Gloaming
nature
Chasing peace #MondayBlogs
Far from the world of men We find a space of silence Separated from speech We find peace From the hate-mongering That dogs every day We chase peace Leaving behind The organized chaos Of society and government For the wisdom of nature For the earth Has witnessed our bloodshed And stood fast Through our worst … Continue reading Chasing peace #MondayBlogs
Enough #wwwblogs
Abundance springs From roots and soil The source of all We could ever need Yet we seek Something greater Than contentment Satisfaction And peace Greed whispers That nothing Is ever enough Good enough Strong enough Rich enough And we choke On the excess We chase - Caroline A. Slee
Opposite #MondayBlogs
This is not my day Pushing furiously into haste The morning rush Of echoing alarm clocks Sounding one after the other This is not my day Filled with lists And emotions running high The constancy of to and fro In an endless loop This is not my day Though I close my eyes And take … Continue reading Opposite #MondayBlogs
Greening
The world renews In silent shade With dappled sunlight To nurture her growth The wildness waits Catching her breath As Earth mother Brings forth new life Before our eyes The world is greening Healing a wound We have inflicted Far too long Bringing back A young planet To stem the poison Flowing from mankind - … Continue reading Greening
Divided
Where I find you Is my home Yet, still Still The stillness in me knows The place we rest Is not the place that calls to me There is a heartsong Pulling me Drawing me into another space And other places As if wings emerged From my skin To send me arrowing Outward and upward … Continue reading Divided
Tuesday Dreams at 1 a.m.
Waves were building Covering the lighthouse And we began climbing Seeking higher ground But as the sea Washed away the land We dove, transformed No longer creatures of the land But dancing through the waves Returned to the sea ~ Caroline A. Slee
Alien #wwwblogs
Foreign stars Dwell beneath the sea Another planet Merged into our own And those tides Call us to return Our evolution in reverse The song of home A melody Beneath the waves - Caroline A. Slee
Perfection
For it is not the smooth sea That carries us forward But the wave and the wind That lead us Where we long to be ~ Caroline A. Slee
Omens
The wilderness comes Down into the valley Housing tracts become hunting grounds As coyotes seek their meal The night is alive With the chatter of the wild But for one Whose call is stilled She waits and watches Near invisible As the night grows deeper And she longs For the silence of her hunt In … Continue reading Omens