Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Catching the Train

Photo by Derek Story on Unsplash

 

It might seem an easy commute
But, if I may, I beg to offer refute
Though the train is always waiting
The station is often dissipating
Though I travel no further than my mind
The station can be difficult to find!
Sometimes there in the garden it lies
Bright and scintillating; an easy prize
At other times it remains invisible
Rending my efforts to spot it risible.
For sometimes it lurks at the hardware store
Or out of sight in an old stubborn drawer
I glimpsed it once atop a falling feather
But rumble away in sunnier weather
And yet, just when I’ve given up
It alights on the rim of a buttercup
I do not hesitate when I meet the station
Indeed, I leap into the train of imagination!

 

 

Written for dVerse

 

 

 

Market Day

Through the market adventure is in the air
Throngs of treasure hunters fill the square
Searching for salt, scales, or scepters
The maiden, maneuvering between these nooks,
Of baskets, bread, and books
Delightedly looks upon the largest tent
With sharp swords worth every cent

 

 

Written for dVerse #197 sharp

 

 

 

Monday, January 22, 2024

Smidgen

Photo by Ellie Ellien on Unsplash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Something’s in the kitchen
A little bit of this and a little bit of that
Fragrant and inviting
A splash of this and a dash of that
Honeyed and sweet
A pinch of this and a smidgen of that
Makes everything come out right

 

 

Written for dVerse.