shapes of clouds
before sunrise
abstract art

shapes of clouds
before sunrise
abstract art
L ove of literature
I nspires countless
B eautiful hours of
R eading many
A uthors, and sometimes
R ereading beloved books
Y early
LIBRARY
Published here first on August 23, 2014.
And published by WestWard Quarterly, The Magazine of Family Reading, Fall 2018.
small home library
books and journals
to read at different times
some to reread
and some to give away
October 19, 2022
autumn in the air
young people
open doors for me
at the library
Published here first on July 25, 2013.
time with old friends
poems in a journal
from years ago
I think of bulletin boards in many places. This haiku might be nice to share in a nursing home and/or library, for example. Reprinted from a post on February 4, 2014.
books on the shelf
supported by each other
kindness of friends
B eautiful way to
O pen hearts and
O pen minds to
K now new stories and
S ongs
BOOKS
golden sun
on gold leaves
unconditional love
seagulls
down the beach
silver in the sky
Lake Michigan in Wisconsin USA
Poems from my archives
drawing a picture with a poem sunrise