Spirit Flight

Lone eagle above the Temple--not soaring, but with direction and purpose.

I join in the flight.

 

Eagle racing winter wind

Prairie, rooftops, lake ice white

Lone spruce trail of autumn walkers

Long wait for Spring.

 

Books and thought of inner measure

Long the time and little space

Till joining now in spirit flight

And leave these shoes to race.

© 2014 Ardi Keim

Love This Season

some say
winter without snow cover is like life without love

for my zip code weather.com says 0 inches today, tonight and tomorrow
I miss it

snowed-in might be nice.
??
try me

but even this:

how often snow
soft and gentle? slow
before a storm's report
and nature's current need
a force to pull and push by gale
nor'eastern west and empty in its rage
then again to pace for down soft fall
to cover sins bruise bare still raw
and harsh before its start
a budding quick
to Spring

then it could be the passion of love
making snow by poetic invocation


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I wrote and posted the above poem on Saturday. Tuesday morning we had 5 inches at our house. Not snowed-in, but grateful anyway. --a

April Moon

A glimpse of the moon last night reminded me it is upon us. Tonight. The gift, in full.

April Moon

The moon mid-Spring
Shown with flowers
And the scent of your hair.

Silver-lined clouds
Drawn past your being
Then and now are one.

Love soars higher
Than my understanding
April moon -- once more.

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