I deliver my dish
Deboned
Sliced
Soaked
In blends
Of citrusy sours
And bitter herbs
My salty sole
Seared
Served
In garlicky butter
Sauce
And a side
Of pickled relish
Tag: metaphor
Replenish
Our solemn duty
Replenish resources squandered
Refill our dubious drought
As living waters wander astray
Once-fertile fields with harvests hard-earned
Craves nurture for soil now dry
We must give as we take
We must mend what we wound
Earth begs a sustainable cycle
Her thirst we cannot ignore,
Sow seeds where they will grow
Where living waters freely flow
We can feed Earth’s hunger
We can quench her thirst
We can preserve each vital source
Replenish, recharge, refill, reload
Our earthly steward moral code
Memory Museum
Memories
Displayed in a museum
My gallery
Exposing
My life’s moments
Sad, framed scenes
Portraits of despair
Hearts broken
Beyond repair
Strokes of blue dappled grey
Memories that refuse to fade
Yet, even in Van Gogh’s saddest work
Purple, pink, and gold splashes
Scatter hope
Joyous moments dance
Painting shimmering light
Of love
Laughter
Warm light
Buttery bright
But one mural hides
In the corner
Dark with doom
Reflecting Picasso’s
Fear and gloom
Overgrown anguish
And demanding doubts
Shaping chaos too big
To flout
I want to scream
Break my gallery’s
Sacred silence
Yet, I refuse to disturb
The patrons appreciating
Munch’s anxious art
My memory museum
Personal artwork
Some muted
Some bright
Capture fear
Capture fright
Yet, each work
A treasure
Valued
Only
By me
The Sun Still Rises
Sun rises on
a new day
flickering light
from dark corners
of my soul
I refuse
to surrender
to sorrow
for I know
love lives on
light and fair
calming
the thorns
and trenches
on my trail
sadness
seeks faith
to kindle
hope’s flame
light and fair
spring’s sun
delivers
delight behind
winter’s somber
slumber
Turtle Tracks
Like a sea-bound sleuth
I’m forever following
turtle tracks
across sandy beaches
never reaching
the treasured turtles
now ebbing
to the depths
of the dark-blue
sea