Keats on the Beach

April

spring flutters in 

flowers bloom flamboyant

the robins

will not be denied 

there is no end to the wide open blue

in April 

with you

with you

jk

artist -Edith Holden

Flamingo

dearest darkness

you are not the lack

of shining day

of shining light

such soft sanctuary

look

how the gods flamingo

with clouds

electric

oh music

we are all 

lovers

this life

this poetry of souls

calling us

from destiny’s distant shore

jk 

photo -jk

Capri

for the dance

of life

solarized souls

as hummingbirds

touch lightly

touch deep

oh

just to breathe

to just breathe

jk

artist -John Singer Sargent

Spring

rejoice

rejoice

sing fairest season

of light

of colour

of hope 

jk

artist -Edith Holden

Diamonds and Rust

i and you

seduced by the moon

you and i

kissed by the sky

diamonds and rust

the story of us

jk

artist -Kanamori Yoshio

In Utero

take comfort

in the heartbeat

of the heavens

for you are

of stars

jk

photo -NASA/JPL Caltech

Still Life

every day in our life

a flower

every life in our day

a bouquet

jk

artist -Vincent van Gogh

Red Roses in the Snow

torn hem

Victorian dress

lace

crystal

leather bound

scent

surrey

hasting past

frozen lake

winter’s breath

melancholy

embers

clandestine

touch

this love

there were

roses

red roses

in the snow

jk

photo -Giv Meraj

February

so quiet are you

so patient

serene fields with creeks suspended

ready now your house 

for nature’s blessed creatures 

soon stir

our slumbering earth

awakes

jk

artist -Eugène Grasset

Grace

should the moon find me 

under this winter sky

remembering the mercy

of you in this life

a grace granted

so soon denied 

come gentle night 

close my eyes 

come to me lover

close my eyes

jk

artist -Marc Chagall

L’heure Bleue

how the cool of evening

slips into a deep deep hue

day reclines 

constellations come alive

her blue moon rises

eloquent in the sky

jk

artist -Wassily Kandinsky 

Horizon

follow

the sun

jk

photo -jk

January

fresh clear

New Year

let us

begin again

jk

artist -Eugène Grasset

Joyeux Noël

dream a little dream

of peace

jk

artist -Arthur Rackham

Ode to Joy

shy fawn

bold bear

in nature

divine

light of love

song of joy

let your heart sing

jk

artist -John William Waterhouse

Within

come gentle morning

reveal the day

the land sleeps

the trees bare

a kindness

of snow covered hills

a promise

within

artist -Maxfield Parrish

December

of secrets

of subtlety

winter waits

winter whispers

come dance

come dance

in your fine woolen coat

in the swirling snow

jk

artist -Eugène Grasset