Bittersweet

Deerfield, Ohio Sunflower Pasture—©g.a.meeder, 2022®

Bittersweet

this day i wept tears of joy
like a mother who had
lost a wayward child
that returned after
years of distance
as spring’s early appearance
bathed us in her forgiveness, warmth
basking in the sun’s full cooperation
giving us pause
for familiar recognition
that after this rough & tumble season
riddled by an uninvited guest
who has overstayed
their welcome at best
we can once again
breathe in a sigh of relief
since spring is about to bring her beauty
bursting forward
yet all i can think about
are the people of Ukraine
all those marked bombs raining down upon them
beating them into putin’s
egomaniacial submission
i imagine the summer bloom in pastures of sunflowers with
their heads bowed in sorrow and together we wept bittersweet.

—©g.a.meeder, 2022®

—©David Garrett, 2022,®

Roadside Sunflower Field—©g.a.meeder, 2022®

My summer sunflower garden,2019—©g.a.meeder, 2022®

My Garden Splendor

My Garden Splendor

black tipped golden wings

just a fluttering summer

spontaneous dinner guest

spending a fleeting moment

sipping on nectar soup

the blue plate special

from a salmon pink zinnia

in my garden of splendor

to which I find myself

honored to have her

as my dinner guest.

—©g.a.meeder, 2020®

“My Garden Splendor“—©g.a.meeder, 2020®

Symphony at Dusk

 

Symphony at Dusk, —©g.a.meeder, 2019® 

                                                               Symphony at Dusk

the sun lays her head

upon broad earthly shoulders

as the night maestro

ushers in the starry notes

grazioso for our eyes

 —©g.a.meeder, 2019®

 

For John Coyote with love & respect

for understanding. 

May you find your peace.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twilight Falls

Twilight Falls 

Sunbeams kiss day leaves

shimmering on lush reds, golds and russets

rippling like sun-streaked ocean waves at sunset

final rays of sunshine fade

vanishing into twilight

where celestial bodies sparkle and twinkle

awaiting the grand entrance of the moon

as she positions herself into the plush, black sky

bringing with her a mystical hush

that will silence the earth around her

leaving me alone in the world

to sit on the swing watching,waiting,

pondering inquisitively

in reverential awe

yearning for the first falling star

to leave behind its trail of cosmic dust…

—©g.a.meeder, 2017® 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Of Days

Pine Tree Haven

Best of days

golden sun will lower her gaze

behind blushing stratus laced clouds

over seasonally timed

dramatic displays of sunsets

guiding us arise to kinder days

which will cast shadows

on trees that genuflect awe

in earthly praise

uttering murmurs as they wave

with chilled to a crisp night air

lightly stroking our cheeks

with secrets they can no longer keep

because soon they will play a concerto

of colors in high sopranos, in low altos

brushstroking themselves

with colors ablaze

giving us the promise of

our best of days.

—©g.a.meeder, 2016®

*Photo of Pine Tree Haven & Best of Days

Are expressively mine by artistic & creative design.

—©g.a.meeder, 2016®*

Out For A Spin

Out For A Spin

up a hill brimmed hats

bounce in the sun drenched bridge of

green leaved shaded trees

a young boy spins round to see

who’s that, follows behind me?

—©g.a.meeder, 2016®

 

Steal Away

Fresno, Ohio 

Steal Away

shall we stop at the

crossroads of our journey on

this planet we tread

stealing a moment away

just to catch our thoughts and breath?

—©g.a.meeder, 2016®

 

 

Crestfallen

Lake Erie, Pennsylvania, Sunset, Beach 6, (where the infamous UFO sighting from 1966 was) —*g.a.meeder, 2016, Copyrighted*

Crestfallen

if ever there were

a time on the pages 

of life where we could 

re-write, edit, change

it would be in these

times of the present

where we would most 

assuredly have

kinder ends…

—*g.a.meeder, 2016, Copyrighted*

Eye Candy

Beside the Ohio-Kanawha Rivers

—©g.a.meeder, 2016®

Eye Candy

nature’s eye candy

for winter weary bluesy souls

out on an easy breezy

sunday afternoon stroll

circle of life finally makes her rounds

budding and sprouting

shouting through colors

blossoming as they

take the reins from earth

blissfully in full control…

—©g.a.meeder, 2016®

Flight of Fancy

“Lovely Day”  Holmes County, Ohio

—©g.a.meeder, 2016®

Flight of Fancy

the sky was a stroke

of artistic genius from

baby blues with white

wispy cotton clouds that

found me daydreaming of

flying freely without you.

—©g.a.meeder, 2016®