My goodness. It’s chilly and raining in New England, Florida winter in Connecticut summer. Ready to be back home Where the weather is hot and steamy And I’m never cold. Ready to be back home Where my sweetie waits for me While he works on the boat In the front yard of my bright … Continue reading
Category Archives: Poems
Cactus Flower
A cactus full of prickly spines Grows a beautiful flower That blooms in the dark of night. How is it possible? That this flower breaks through The thorny, barbed skin To show that even in the darkness Beauty can unfold. By Deborah E. Dayen Picture from Tripadvisor via Google Iimages
Thoughtful Choices
Thoughts floating on the breeze Bubbles in the air Sometimes aimless Sometimes pointed Some drift away slowly Some fall to the ground Tying us to a memory Of an old life Or to a dream Of future past Never knowing we could choose Which thoughts stay And which drift on the breeze Leaving us forever … Continue reading
Tropical Midnight
Indigo night sky White clouds float by As palms hang silently in the balance And pine tree reach for the sky without a sound The live oaks reach across the grassy yards As the barely imperceptible breeze Flutters a solitary leaf. The stars peek out occasionally From behind the white puffs of ethereal mist … Continue reading
Wild Birds
The wild birds wing across the sky Silently skimming the earth’s surface In search of a smooth landing. Do they seek a dream Or are they just fearless?
Full Circle
We have come full circle And returned as children Wiser, perhaps, Older for sure But children, As we were Lost in the joy of the moment There is no past There is no future We are as we always were, now. This poem was inspired by my sister who came to visit for a … Continue reading
Windborne Change
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See the trees bending in the wind
Their animated silhouettes dance
Through the blinds behind me,
Reflecting on the screen
In front of me.
Change is in the wind
It tells me.
Fresh air, fresh thoughts,
Fresh life.
Sometimes the change is easy
On a summer wind.
Sometimes it’s hard,
A blustery wind from across the water
Tossing things around
In the yard, in the street
Against my doors and windows.
It’s no one knocking
But something deep in my head
Fills with the blowing wind
Wondering who is coming
Who is returning
What new dream is blowing my way
What old dream is about to manifest.
Let the wind blow
Let it bring what it may
Safe inside,
With my love,
Watching
Waiting
Loving
While the trees do their dance
And the wind knocks at my door.
By Deborah E. Dayen
Video taken by me today.
Dancing On A Summer’s Eve
Summer breezes blew in last night
From somewhere far across the water
Like an infinite stream of warmth
It slowed on it’s circumnavigation
To visit for awhile.
It whispered in our ears,
And caressed our bare arms
The palm fronds swayed gently
The banyan tree rustled
As the night sky filled with twinkling stars.
We danced a slow dance
To the melody of the breeze
We lifted our faces to the sparkling night sky
Our breath mingled sweetly
With the sweet heat of summer.
By Deborah E. Dayen
Picture from Wave Magazine via Google Images
The Silent Sea and I
The silence roped me in.
Quiet surrounded me.
The sea beneath me was calm,
Moving placidly,
I could feel it’s flow
on it’s journey around this earth.
Blown by winds at times,
Renewed with rains
Vaporized by the sun
Frozen by the cold.
Still, tonight, it moved me
In silence.
Staring up at the night sky
A comet raced by
and disappeared into the darkness.
The half moon hung suspended,
the flat side of it ragged,
fading into the night.
We are one,
This silent sea, the night and I.
Arms outstretched
I lay, floating,
the only sound was my breath.
By Deborah E. Dayen
Picture from Google Images
Change of Plans
Shall we?
Yes, she said. We should.
He looked at her, a long serious look.
OK, she said. Maybe not.
After all, she said, I’m adequately altered.
I’m sufficiently transformed.
By Deborah E. Dayen
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