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Breath of Hope When the sun rose this morningI blew hope into the aircausing a leaf to flyacross the sky like a carrier pigeonwith a message so delicate and purethe rain began to fall from my eyeslanding on the shape of my fleshonto my parched tonguescorched speechless by human wordsthat left a residue of bitternessbut …
Happiness Where does happiness reside? We strive for it all of our days,often not recognizing the presence of its lightnessyet surely feeling the heaviness of its departure. Fearful we are that too much happiness will betray us,though not enough will spay us,how can the drops of rain needed to satiate the earth be counted? Searching …
Doors One day,take a giant step into yourself,beyond the rolling waves of consciousnesssplit off from your lifeinto a parallel universewhere your past lives behind doors. Doors, shut firmly protecting irreplaceable treasures,you, sitting at the kitchen hightop eating tuna fish sandwicheswhile your grandmother listened unconditionally. Doors, never fully closed,you, grieving after cancer stuck a knife into …
Goodbye Darling Bella In calm silenceon this your final dayI feel your tiny headresting on my heartyour soft breath steadyas your quiet strengthholds both of uslike it always does. I pray your journey onwardwill be as beautifulas the way you walked through this worldwith dignity and gracegently lovinguntil your last heartbeat’s gulp of life. In loving …
Love Flies This poem dances in air,flower petal fallinglanding gentlyremindingthat love delicately fliesin yellow skies. Linda Joy Walder Ride the wave of creativity and get Linda’s latest news LEARN MORE Have a question? Want to send me a message?
Ode To Dogs I am blessedto share my life with dogs! Joyfully,living with dogs,akin to jumping in a pile of featherswhile popcorn cascades on your head. Lovingly,living with dogs,akin to being the most popular kidon the playground. Curatively,living with dogs,akin to finding shelterin a raging storm. I am blessedto share my life with dogs! Linda …
I Carry A Torch For You Haiku Beautiful man you glowfrom the inside where your soulenduring all alights Linda Joy Walder Ride the wave of creativity and get Linda’s latest news LEARN MORE Have a question? Want to send me a message?
Adieu You only knowsuspected intentions,pray tellingrained conventions. Alashow to opineon this sweetest heart of minewithout a single breath of soulne’er to discern,nor layers of brokennessrebuilt to whole? Good morningor good nightso long,wasted lyric of an unsung song,a melody exists forlornbetwixt ears and eyeslike some evasive dream’s goodbyes. Directionlesswe drift at seaamongst the debris of destiny,this …
Spring Sun awakes soilwhere buds break free from bondageigniting rebirth Linda Joy Walder Haiku (“Running Naked in the Snow” by Linda Joy Walder, Free Verse Press, 2021) Ride the wave of creativity and get Linda’s latest news LEARN MORE Have a question? Want to send me a message?
I Pray I thoughtI would sit by the water’s edge todayand praypray that the tide would hold meuntil I was a wavepray that the sun would burn meuntil I was charcoal dustpray that the rain would pour over meuntil I melted in the sandpray that the darkness would swallow meuntil I did not have to …
