W is for WICKED #PoetryMonth #AtoZ

April #AtoZChallenge and #PoetryMonth

 

Three goals I had in mind while writing my collection of linked poetry:

1. To celebrate my appreciation of life

2. To experience the process of writing linked poetry, a form of Japanese renshi

3. To give thanks for and better appreciate a life well-lived.

 

The flowers are a colorful bonus for the #AtoZChallenge

 

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 W is for Wicked and Wisteria Flowering Tree

 

 

Wicked 

Rain on my feet creates a

cool sensation. A breeze

whispers under gun metal

sky lined with telephone wires

where birds offer songs to wake

the surrounding neighborhood. 

Peaceful here on my lanai

before morning traffic fills

the boulevard with restless

thoughts; Bloated, useless, wicked.

Hearts become heavy under

the burden. I wait out the

feeling as skies tinge with blue. 

Light sprays from the horizon,

while tires spin on pavement.

Rows of birds perched on wires

above, set moods for the day.

Nature slowly unfolds at

its own pace.

 

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How powerful one feels when in control of how their day begins.

Imagine starting each day in a peaceful garden,

while birds chirp and cool breezes stir the fragrance of blossoming trees.

Is this better than sloshing coffee on wrinkled pants while rushing to catch the bus or train to work?