Cherita #7
fool rolls over in bed
sleeps through the stench
of soiled sheets
hits the snooze
on life’s wake-up call
and decays
~
Words and Photography ©2017 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me
Posted in poetry & cherita. Bookmark the permalink.
Month: August 2017
An Enduring Haiku
wind and rain persist
loose the unfixed grains of sand
the solid rock stands
~
Words and Photography ©2017 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me
Entry posted in haiku & poetry. Bookmark the permalink.
Share this:
An Ornamental Haiku
strands spun with silk threads
bedeck the bare tree branches
Nature beads with dew
~
Words and Photography ©2017 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me
Entry posted in haiku & poetry. Bookmark the permalink.
Share this:
Where Breath Failed
where breath failed
and tongues were tied
in ropes of persecution
dark words
caught on the lips
moistened by endless tears
rolled off the chin
filling ink-well pools
empty pens
in dehydrated hands
dipped to quench the thirst
of parched minds’ papers
leaving fluid trails
that dried
tattooed
on the skin
of humanity’s
beaten
drums
~
Words and Photography ©2017 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me
Posted in poetry & free verse. Bookmark the permalink.
Share this:
Cherita #6
child went to the river
learned to bait
worms on his hook
released a dozen fish,
but love of nature snagged
was a keeper
~
Words and Photography ©2017 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me
Posted in poetry & cherita. Bookmark the permalink.
Share this:
A Vibrant Haiku
waterfalls cascade
rainbows in refracted light
lend river color
~
Words and Photography ©2017 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me
Entry posted in haiku & poetry. Bookmark the permalink.
Share this:
Drip Dry
drip dry
madly flutter
old shell, cracked, fell away
wet, new life shivers in the breeze
strong feet hold fast to the bark of the branch
an upside down captivity
short delay, swallowtail
takes flight once wings
drip dry
~
Words and Photography ©2017 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me
Entry posted in poetry & Rictameter Verse. Bookmark the permalink.
~
Share this:
A Sailing Haiku
dark blankets night sky
stars ride out the storm, hiding
on billowing decks
~
Words and Photography ©2017 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me
Entry posted in haiku & poetry. Bookmark the permalink.
Share this:
A Haiku Takes Flight
young jostle in nest
madly flapping feathers lift
reluctant first flights
~
Words and Photography ©2017 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me
Entry posted in haiku & poetry. Bookmark the permalink.
