poetry

Fall Sapphire coloredjewels embellish foliage’sfarewell to tree limbs Linda Joy Walder Haiku Reprinted from “Running Naked in the Snow” (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?

Editing I rememberone summer at the Capeon the beach with my brotherswe wore bright colored sweatshirts,the wind swept through our curly hair. We were one divided in thirds. I loved those boys so muchit brings tears to my eyes rememberingour teasing,silly laughter,watching them play basketballfrom my window,their curly hair soaked with sweat. We were three

Love Will Find You You don’t have to chase love.Love will chase you.It will find you in every cornerof every room,behind the sofa,under the chair.It will not be deterred by your clutter,mountains of your dirty laundry, or the screaming childyou hide so well in the daylight.Love will find you,when you are surviving on dust bunniesand cookie

Seasonal Affair   This is as far as I go,this is the boundary of my small world… Fall clingsto an imagined scenario  Winter chillsminus warm memories  Spring craves previously betrayed blossoms Summer concoctsa steamy cauldron of lies If I can wishI can wait,anything can happen… Linda Joy Walder   Ride the wave of creativity and get Linda’s

Goodbye There is no right time no perfect moment, day or year no season no age no politeness no thoughtfulness no justice in goodbye. 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?

A Thought Today I had a thought, what if I never met you? Would you still appear in my mind as sunshine waiting behind clouds? Or, would I have remained  alone under tree branches hoping for convenient  but unintentional protection? If I had never met you, would my heart know the simplicity of being loved

Fashion-Wrap Self-decorationFull-length mirror declarationComposed iterationNo tattoo distraction Caftan disguiseGender surmiseAccessories harmonizeStilettoed limbs customize Painters color strokePoets word stokePhilosophers invoke Prophets dress to provoke!   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?

Voyaging   Watching yellow butterfliesglide over the gardenheralding a transformationfrom conventional lifeinto the freedom of unknown wonders. Possessions packed willsoon roll along the unfamiliarcarousel of strangers’ baggageholding tragic and bold storieswaiting to be shared in theanonymity of airspace. Between destinationslife is livedfilled with laughterdismantled by longingsebb and flow of drumbeatscalling the heart to flybeyond boundariespiloted by destiny.  

Best Friends They drank Darjeeling teafrom Lenox china teacupsKettle One vodkain signature cocktailsRed cashmere sweatersstyled singularlyuniting in tragedy and triumphbehind the blindsnaked dancing moonwalkor curled up in a ball wearingflannel by the fireno judgmentin the vault of friendshipthe key hiddenunder a garden perennialrooted Linda Joy Walder             Ride the wave of creativity and get Linda’s latest news

Garden In the morningyou call meto notice a tiny new budor weary leaf yellowing. In the afternoonI gather tomatoes, beets and basilfor my saladeaten on the back- porch in the company of bird songs. In the eveningthe stars shine spotlightson your relaxing flowersas my dogs sniffgreen blades of grass gladly. While I sleep you watch me,your lushness blanketingthe empty spacesof