Rain Puddles

Magpie Tales 300

Shifting kaleidoscope in the rain
kaleidoscope ripples sway clear reflections
in sway images dance colliding
the clear dance is becoming
rain reflections colliding new

She dreams across the empty plain
reflected  tens of times below
each changing scene delights the rain
shifting in mesmerizing flow

Dancing through her dreams reflecting
splashing as she sees them rippling
choices and chances hers to try
falling with the rain from the sky

Beneath splashed feet
the rain pictures decipher
past, present, future

Raindrops wash away
the old year
welcome in the new


Happy New Year Everybody!

Winged Thief

for Magpie Tales 295

Iridescent shadows flicker
Flitting through the sun
On my table, cheese for me
Beyond my window magpie waits
I've been dreaming
Cheese and apples, nuts and bread
The perfect autumn snack
But the magpie was dreaming too
For once my back was turned
My search for condiments begun
He slipped in without remorse
And my little snack
Became his scrumptious feast

Lighthouse

Midnight silk draping

extinguishing the gold

flaming brilliant sun

before night unfolds

a pillar rises unmoving

replacing the gold

a light in the dark

gleaming with hope and promise

showing the way home.

for Imaginary Garden with Real Toads