Patience
Darkness of morning
Massive thunderstorm gathers—
Waiting light of peace


Transition
Nighttime without joy
Storm’s anger now exhausted—
Brilliant sunrise
Answers
Today’s windy breath
Questions about tomorrow—
Navigating hope

Darkness of morning
Massive thunderstorm gathers—
Waiting light of peace


Nighttime without joy
Storm’s anger now exhausted—
Brilliant sunrise
Today’s windy breath
Questions about tomorrow—
Navigating hope

Money rolling in
Overlooking darker clouds—
Bust follows each boom


Filling in-basket
Volume of data implodes—
Too much to process
Climate change debate
Reflecting fact or fiction—
Tomorrow answers

Postponed adventures
Rushing to Mother’s kitchen—
Freshly baked cookies


Child protests bedtime
“Gonna stay up all night long”
Stardust dreams fly in
Springtime approaching
Arriving any day now—
Playfulness rising

Afternoon nap calls
Down, down for well-earned respite—
Up, up . . . chores to do

Sitting on park bench
Dreaming of ice cream sundae—
Time for exercise

Child’s sparkling clean room
Tornado waits in shadows—
Orderly chaos

Dressing in layers
Furnace running at top speed—
Now, who loves winter?

Kitchen’s window view
Yard’s relentless, frozen scene—
Calendar says “Spring”

Welcomed arrival
Spring bursting with treasured breath—
Red robin flies in

Frozen tundra’s cold
Fireplace consumes final log—
When will winter end?

Sunny skies, all blue
Winter’s Arctic deception—
Days of lasting chills

Warm, westerly winds
Chinook’s welcome arrival—
Winter’s escape plan

Winter day’s sunshine
Frosty’s cousin liquefied—
Playfulness melting

All things now in place
Embracing mother’s lifestyle—
Child’s room makeover

Teen doing homework?
Dreamy imagination—
Ambition snoozes

Pre-dawn’s innocence
Preview with minimal light—
Sunrise holding back

Epic cataract
Lazy river’s destiny—
Crushing waters roar

Creator’s spirit
Tall grasses reach to heavens—
Prairie much alive

Forgotten praises
Empty bag of rhetoric—
Tomorrow seeks peace

Leaving yesterday
Breath of peace rises with sun—
Working together

Lost in words’ meaning
Seeking honest dialogue—
Today, peace ignites

Endless, winding path
River’s poetic treasures—
Unique in spirit

Flowing with purpose
River chases horizon—
Map never needed

Night’s curtain rises
River’s peace always on time—
Morning’s stillness breathes
