She was one,
one of the thirty six,
one of the thirty six righteous men
who keep their lamps lit,
bringing light to this generation.
Her flame extinguished in this world
but her soul shines on
in brilliance and love.
Dedicated to the memory of Verla Simmons, truly a good person and my friend.
The Choice
Counting back to that first glance, seconds and minutes,
hours and years, the desire and candor of bodies,
when our days became charged with the pace of lives lived.
Years of longing renounce the yearning to another,
no longer young. The clamor of middle years
leaves satisfaction and knowledge in its place,
a quietness whose heft outweighs the struggles.
Wisdom is as wisdom does, patience is its own reward,
love never fails, never. And this is the choice,
made and kept, to choose you now and at each sunrise.
Until the day comes that my hand is not recognizable to you
And my laughter is silenced by your unknowing eyes.
— This always seems to be a poem people come back to from time to time. And Valentine’s Day would seem to be a good time to re-post.
The Kitchen Song
She loves him sweet and tender
She loves him with pies and cake
She loves him with buttery little biscuits
The kind she likes to bake.
She loves him good and hearty
She loves him with beef stew
She loves him with ribs and goulash
And rich bowls of thick burgoo.
She loves him hot and spicy
She loves him with red cayenne
She loves him with jalapeno peppers
And secret recipes from the Yucatan.
She loves him dark and steamy
She loves him with coffee and cream
She loves him with Earl Grey and Oolong
And toddies spiked with Jim Beam.
She loves him in so many ways
She loves him the best she can
She loves him sweet and good and hot,
Her sweet talkin’ everlovin’ man.
— This is an old poem written for Bob as a Valentine one year. Still one of my silliest and one of my favorites. I hope you won’t mind if I re-post it again today.
Sending you hearts and flowers and a day filled with love! K
Christmas Eve
A whirling galaxy of starlings
At sunset on Christmas Eve.
Star – lings
(a bright name for such a dark and dusky bird)
A murmuration of stars
Sweeping the darkening night,
Making a moving path
For the Milky Way.
— The Course of Our Seasons AuthorHouse Publishing 2011
Check this video out — amazing starlings murmuration (full HD) -www.keepturningleft.co.uk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eakKfY5aHmY&feature=share via @youtube
Running With Scissors
For C
Running with scissors is her M O, not caring
the tearing that her soul brings to the fore.
Silver flashing blades of grass beneath her feet,
grasping the consequences of all her actions.
Moving through Time and Dreams,
her mother’s voice is calling,
calling, calling to the future of what was
and will not be again. The remembrance
of remorse and tears unshed, of grief,
freely given and taken, when all that is left
is love, forgiveness, and unanswered prayer.
— Kathleen G. Everett © 2012
cool morning mist rises from the warm cove
sky and water meet
heron waits
Only the stars are up this early
even the birds are asleep
dawn soon
Kathleen G. Everett © 2012
dark moody dawn
only the sound of cold rain
then birdsong
Undertow
The wind
Relentless against the trees
Turning the leaves inside out
Sounding of the surf roaring to shore
Waves crashing against the rocks
Pounding reverberating in my chest
The wind
I am tired of the wind
Weary of the waves
Dragged down by the undertow
I am drowning
In the wind
Drowning in the leaves
The undertow
The wind
Kathleen G. Everett © 2012
evening softened around the edges –
mellow and round –
the taste of moonlight
*****
darkness over the cove –
glimmeration stirs the water –
moonset
***
Kathleen G. Everett © 2012
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