Winter (haiku)

Winter

dense winter snowfall
blanketed over my dreams
roses sleep again

© ACG
23 November 2005

In The Morning Fog

In The Morning Fog

Ghosts linger until dawn,

Loathe to say goodbye;

Desire drifts closer still,

Will fade into day.

Before Apollo rides,

They wander through mist;

Silent moans echo,

Sighs of time long passed.

"Hello?!" I cry out,

"Is it you?" I strain;

There is naught but fog,

Rolling back, again.

© Alys

20 November 2005

Untitled (haiku)

Untitled

waxy brown wrappers
stuck in Christmas stocking-toes
peanut butter chews

© Alys
20 November 2005

Birthday (haiku)

Birthday

dead leaves swirl and fly
up within November's chill
old lyrics scatter

© ACG
11/17/05

Sky (haiku)

Sky

darkness swirling low
impending doom rides the wind
an old man's joints ache

© Alys

10/11/05

Garden (haiku)

Garden

glorious roses
lush from a hazy distance
close up, beetles win

© Alys
27 September 2005

Hurricane

Hurricane

here, drips and drizzles
falling into summer's heat
there, destruction reigns

© Alys

31 August 2005

Candlelight (haiku)

Candlelight

candlelight ablaze

like oceans of loving light

an altar's comfort

© Alys

15 August 2005

Some Days

Some Days

Some days I can't crack a smile:
Life's too tough, it's been a while
Since I felt my face reveal a smile.

Some days I'm too tired to think:
I almost wish I took to drink,
Some drunks smile, though some just stink.

When smiles won't come I close my eyes:
I picture eyes as blue as skies,
Their laughter and hugs - no compromise.

Before I know it, I feel a grin
Stretching from my hair to chin
As a smile comes: I begin again.

© Alys
13 August 2005

Lightning (haiku)

Lightning

a silent crash falls
down from humid dark clouds
slash of tomorrow

© Alys
05 August 2005

Queen Mystery

Queen Mystery

Deep in her Heart, her Mystery,
ever Strong and True,
unbending Oak, a Lionheart,
like a Phantom's Muse;

Deep in her Heart, her Mystery
has forged an Iron Will:
that Beauty's Grace cannot erase
nor Evil ever still.

© Alysfor Aly29 January 2005

Peace (haiku)

Peace haiku

war ever raging
conflicts crashing like old storms
a feather dances

© Alys
30 July 2005

Hope

Hope

Through the dark and cloudy sky
A single shaft comes lit;
In the tempest of the sea
Blows a moment of respite;

In a crowded throng of strangers,
She hears a gay “hello!”
A familiar face so dear comes near;
She walks no more alone;

When the sun has parched and hurt him,
He cannot go the other miles,
Somehow his feet keep moving,
He crosses the Finish Line and smiles;

I feel alone, Life's burdens,
With stress and worry weighing,
Ends to meet, kids to raise ~
“Let me help,” his voice is saying;

Far away, the soldiers lie
Within a battle-raging hell,
Through the haze of bullets fired
Comes a vision loved so well;

When pain and fear are winning,
No matter when or where,
Into each moment can descend
The Hope of answered prayer.

© Alys
26 July 2005

A Mother's Kiss

A Mother's Kiss

She held him, just a baby,
As all good mothers will,
Reveling in his tiny self,
Sleeping soft and still;

She watched him, just a child,
Toddling 'round the yard,
Laughing at his early falls,
Her joy, tho' life was hard;

She heard him, just a simple man,
Preaching his vision true,
She saw the others mark him,
And she knew what he would do;

She saw him, smiling down to her,
While crucified and crushed,
For all mankind he sacrificed
To feed their angry lust;

She held him, just her baby,
When him at last they lowered,
A single tear fell from her eye,
Its crashing echo heard;

She kissed him, on his bloody brow,
In this moment, grief was lost,
A mother's love understood,
His gift and its fated cost.

She placed him, just a broken shell,
Into his tomb so dark,
There she left her heart with his,
Forever one, to never part.

© Alys
19 July 2005

Rainstorm

Rainstorm

icy stings piercing

sheets of sleet whipping, whirling

soaking tempest, falls

whispering wildly

a flood of drenching madness

raining memories . . .

© Alys

19 July 2005

Sweet Music

Sweet Music

He sings a little sing-song tune
As he plays with favored toy,
A little hum, sometimes words,
This sweetheart little boy;

With happy heart, 'tis written,
His tune, so softly sung,
Like a gentle flowing river,
Life's melody begun;

Imagine as the years pass on,
The sing-song tune will grow,

Throughout his life, with love,

May his happiness ever flow.

© Alys

11 July 2005

First Love (haiku)

First Love

electricity ~
like lightning strikes an old oak ~
hearts cracking open

© Alys
09 July 2005

Paradise (haiku)

Paradise

warm rain sparkalling
diamonds brightly cutting through
~ walls of worry fall ~

© Alys
24 June 2005

Parted Ways

Parted Ways

I see her, standing strong,
Always laughing, filled with song,
Long before her world went wrong . . .

I see her, battling life,
Embracing choices bringing strife,
With heartache, her years were rife . . .

I see her, hanging on,
Singing now a different song,
Between us, a road too long . . .

With mixed emotions
I cry out “Farewell ~
May you end where Angels dwell.”

© Alys
24 June 2005
for my sister

Actualization (haiku)

Actualization

summer storm sketches
blossoms past and yet to come
life ~ nature's portrait

© Alys
14 June 2005