Thursday, February 27, 2020

Chafe


Chafe

Like a wool sweater
thoughts scratch my mind
itchy memories
chafe 'til they bleed

Poem 20-051z
#highplainspoet, #westernnebraskathoughtsandlife, memories

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Seasoned Life


Seasoned Life

Peppered sky
salted earth
seasoned life

Tabasco'd love
honeyed heart
seasoned life

Lime's zing
lemon's zest
seasoned life

I noticed
you smiled
seasoned life

Poem 20-056z
#highplainspoet, #westernnebraskathoughtsandlife, love, life, seasoning, spice

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Cinched


Cinched

Somethings are forgotten
that shouldn't be
ignorance is a stern instructor
sometimes it means a face plant

How to cinch a saddle
lesson that must be learned
applies to many things
resistance puffs up

Think things are tight
when boot reaches for stirrup
saddle slips under foot
horse spooks

Wonder how ended up on the ground
wind knocked out of ya
dust self off and discover
what thought was tight is really loose

Poem 20-029Z
#highplainspoet
#westernnebraskathoughtsandlife
Ranching, life_lesson, saddle, cinch

Monday, February 24, 2020

Love


Love

Flush cheeks kissed
by winter zephyr
snow skiffs about boots
prairie's bent low

Brace against the bitterness
lungs remember frosty atmosphere
soaks into pores and fiber
pace quickens 'til turn leeward

19-363B
#highplainspoet, #westernnebraskathoughtsandlife
Nebraska, prairie, seasons, winter, beauty

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Ripples

Ripples

What if we could see
our presence ripple
Through the atmosphere
as a ship upon the sea

My ripples brushing against yours
warmth of your passing wave
Yet again ripples upon another
pass silently under pale light of a lover's moon

Wake merges with others
travelers plying seasonal trade winds
Spirit blows life into soul
sailing through life's salty brine

20-040z
#highplainspoet, #westernnebraskathoughtsandlife
Spiritual, journey, love

Friday, February 14, 2020

Joy

Joy

Union
celebration of us
soul smiles

Heart
still longs
to know you

Journey
many tears
many smiles

Heart
still longs
to know you

Endurance
not for faint of heart
willing surrender

Exploration
merging into us
after 31 years

20-045y
#highplainspoet, #westernnebraskathoughtsandlife,
joy

Saturday, February 1, 2020

Pulse

Where our sins are forgiven
freedom emminates
As pulses of heart throb
in each other's veins

Poem 20-032x
Perhaps a building block for a longer poem.
#highplainspoet, #westernnebraskthougthsandlife, love, marriage, relationship, union, oneness, spiritual