Sunflower Ballet
She poses in streams of sunshine Smiling softly at the morning sun Lifting her beautiful swan neck To do ballet with her brown bunGraceful as the wind she bends With her bright gold tutu flowing A...
View ArticleBeyond the North Pole
Gizmos buzz and grind all day In a land that’s very far away Too far to walk, to bike, or skate A land where nothing ever waitsFollow north, as far as it will go To a city built on the Earth’s pole A...
View ArticleKaleidoscopes and Calliopes
Secrets of planets, moons, and stars Are sprinkled in every child’s heart Glistening arrows shooting shadows Aiming for scary noises in the darkCovered with glitter from the sun Beaming like the moon...
View ArticleButterfly Embers
JOY, the stars in love’s eyes A testimony to truth realized A vision of justice taking flight Butterfly embers in the night Hills of twinkling candle flames Illuminated angels in golden rain The...
View ArticleSkywriting
Carve a heart in the sky Let gravity make the tieString stars for your tail Your heart is set to sailGo beyond your desires To a place that inspiresWhere light is boundless And dreams are soundlessLeap...
View ArticleGod's Dreams
Hearts beat across a horizon A stream of wings unfolding Reaching for the unknown Woven in a bronze tapestry Uninterrupted joy ascending Mounting the crest of sunrise A victorious formation in black...
View ArticleChristmas Music Box
Christmas music box winding in our hearts When we open your lid, the melody starts Baby angels with soft pink butterfly wings Call all of earth’s children to rise and sing Heaven’s song lifting the...
View ArticleHope
Loneliness calls to the light Against a rush of tear falls A single flame to hold me Thoughts wrapped in joy Wings of guardian angels Standing in my darkness Bringing the dawn to me In the roll of the...
View ArticleBirds' Songs
Cherry blossom child Among singing leaves Measuring joy in trees Eyes resting on limbs Chanting bird hymns Gold locks glistening Heart full of listening Inspired desires soar Above the silent roar Of...
View ArticleLife is a Coloring Book
Life is a coloring book Pages curled from time God’s Hallelujah chorus In sentiments of mind Broad painted landmarks Skies that sweep our days Rainbows from paint boxes Splashed with sunrays A cup for...
View ArticleA Joy Ride
Mylar thoughts fly insideA ribbon curling joy rideColors pressed into pearlsIncandescent night whirlsFleeting wings of cherubimLife filled to the very brimSoaring with the aerosolsWinds tugging at...
View ArticleHow the Grass Grows
Effervescent the still shots Fireflies in the old oak tree A voice calling on the steps Love brushing inside of meUnexpected thoughts flying A porch light for the swings Fresh mown grass with dew Joy...
View ArticleEarth's Lullaby for Our World to Sing
Cry of thunder Calm of night All creation born of light Blessed is the child of God Following the wayEvery heartbeat Knows this song Together we will sing along Blessed is the child of God Following...
View ArticleA Complete Anthology of Christmas Poetry by Kathy Paysen 2012
A COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY OF CHRISTMAS POETRY BY KATHY PAYSEN 2012A Celestial Last Supper A Child is Born A Christmas Grotto A Christmas Locket A David and Goliath Christmas A John Paul Gaultier Christmas A...
View ArticleA Christmas Waltz
Dreams within dreams, the dance of dawn They flew in a fragrance of lavender calm Amid the snow and branches of winter air Silence brushed Christmas from their hair Snow traced the mist of a river...
View ArticleHeart Whittling
On her front porch she whittles her heart. Shavings fall into wooden puddles of art.Above, the clouds anticipate her musings.Bluebirds upon her shoulders sit and sing.Her long grey hair falls against...
View ArticleThe Day I Let Myself Go
Stepping over sidewalk cracks, the old man in tattered blue jeans and a worn grey tuxedo jacket walked gracefully through Central Park. He carried a bag of crumbs in his right pocket. In his left...
View ArticleA Seahorse Ballet
To gallop within the open sea Feeling the universe inside me Holding tight to dancing tides Propelled by all that love provides Swaying grass along the reefs Living mythology, our beliefs Point of...
View ArticleA Dream Walked By
It was a sight for sore eyes, the old woman’s overstuffed sofa. It was worn, and frayed, and smelled of old. Nonetheless, it was her comfort spot, her thinking chair, her love affair.The picture above...
View ArticleA Christmas Dream
Where thoughts glisten, hearts listen. Snow it falls along the parameters of winter fairy tales, where home is outside the ordinary. Extraordinary, the heart that beats in the frost of a winter’s...
View ArticleChristmas in the Cupboard
It sat waiting for its turning, a snow globe of Christmas yearning. Its glitter was splashed all over its plastic floor, waiting for that hopeful shake of love ever more.There in the kitchen cupboard...
View ArticleThe Back Roads of Christmas
Down the back roads of every heart is a spark that weaves light through thoughtful branches of moon. In the dark clearing of snow are Christmas candles burning, all aglow.Every window painted in golden...
View ArticleOn the Day After Christmas, My True Love Gave To Me ...
On the day after Christmas, my true love gave to me: a tiny teapot from a shopping spree. It was really quite novel, a petite floral trinket. From the 99 Cent Store, dare I think it.The economy gone...
View ArticleX Marks the Spot
Quite simply put, I found my dream Blue skies knit in pink cloud screams Feathered dusters of hope filled winds Sparkling waters prancing deep within Confined, no more, to swinging doors Jet streams...
View ArticleButterfly Love
Off a beaten trail she sways A hat of sunshine bright For all an earth she lingers Under a day star of light Hop scotch on the river A stone skips by to see Blossoming colored wings The hope of living...
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