The Songs of the Crickets -- Are Silent Still/Imaginary gardens with real toads

The Songs of the Crickets – Are Silent Still

When you ask for something specific

All thought is thrown out the window

Perhaps there might have been

A thought earlier…or not

The morning surprised me

The big yellow sun

Came through the window

With its bells and charms

Awakened me with a start

I think I was dreaming

Swimming in a salty bay

The water blue as your eyes

And here you are

You and me

All is quiet

No big blue sea

No brightly colored floaties

No children around my feet

No laughter in the air

The shame-faced crickets

Dressed in black

With their insistent songs

Are silent still

Summer will come soon

March 29, 2018

THE TREASURES OF MY LIFE/ Poets United Midweek Motif - Treasures

THE TREASURES OF MY LIFE

My life is full of treasures

They are not silver or gold

My health is good

I can still see the world before me

Filled with treasures

I can think

My thoughts are full of treasures

I can speak of these treasures

My life is good

A special someone I love

A beautiful kitty I love

An elegent creature

Friends I cherish

I have my work

I am blessed with treasures

I cannot think of more I would ask

There are treasures that have tumbled

From my bundles strapped to the camel

Treasures I could not keep or hold

Perhaps as we travel further down the road

What we have, are the treasures we need

March 28, 2018

Spring Garden/dVerse

Spring Garden

Yellow my favorite color

In your hand a bunch of daffodils

The same color as sunshine

The taste the color of lemons

Planted in the fall

To return each spring

A ruffle around the throat

Welcomes me home

March 27, 2018

Lillian as host of dVerse today, posted some images from which we were to choose one.  I selected the bunch of yellow daffodils, in memory of my garden of other years.  This year we have gone to zero scape, and now it is rocks.  It might take a while to get used to.