Playing Scrabble With
Playing Scrabble with
their backs to the window,
a red-tailed hawk.
Contemplative poems
Contemplative poems — a collection of the best works on PoemShip.
Ten Day Lilies
Ten Day Lilies
outside my window,
dressed in orange.
New Year’s Day
New Year’s Day
along the barbed fence
two white-tailed deer.
Pulling the Last Shade
Pulling the last shade
of night heading south ,
a million starlings.
Wild Turkeys Walk
Wild turkeys walk
past the memory of snow,
this spring’s first bird.
In This Cold
In this cold,
fresh dust seems heavy
on my blanket.
Out the Cell Window
Out the cell window
new year’s snow has melted
lazy bird flies south.
After Lockup
After lockup
orange sun goes down,
tired reflection.
Sure Sign of Spring
Sure sign of spring
through bare trees heading south
jets vapor trail.
After the Search
After the search
not even a sound,
outside a hawk.
Migration Shadows
Migration shadows
as I stand staring
from my window.
Before the Eggs Hatch
Before the eggs hatch
two Geese walking nearby,
eating dead grass.
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