Category: Rhyme
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Lakeside
Into the depths of the lake I looked and saw the fishes swimmingThe ducks were paddling gently by with faces that were grinningThe heron stood looking out with one eye on something distantA terrapin basked on a rock, not moving for an instantA blue dragonfly hovered and looked me roundly in the eyeMy attention, though,…
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Pianist and the rain
As the pianist played, the rain fell.As the rain fell, the thunder sang.As the thunder sang, the lightning danced.As the lightning danced, the pianist played. Thunder and music. Lightning and rain. Harmonious. Togetherness. Nature and sound.Dancing. And playing. Music abounds. In tune. In rhythm. Inside and out. The pianist plays as the rains come down.…
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Siren’s Wail
An enchantingly eerie sound has been with me all day long, Carried by the wind, it’s like a spooky siren song. A wail…? A shriek…? A hum…? A moan…? Yes and no in random measure… Like… feeling pangs of sudden fear mixed in… with extreme pleasure. The voice,…
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People Watching
Sitting… watching folk go byCreating tales… I don’t know whyStrangers… leading their normal dayLead characters… they tend to playFaces… change into someone newIllicit affairs… if they only knewVampires… that young couple thereA pirate… sitting on that chairDancers… running quickly pastTime-travellers… they won’t be lastAstronauts… who’ve just come homeSecret agents… chatting on their phoneLawyers… no, that’s…