The Bright Heavenly Light Warms My Heart

 

sunflower field

the bright heavenly light

warms my heart

Choked By Smoke

 

 

choked by smoke  

wings heavily weighed down  

butterflies struggle  

* * * * *

 

on the front porch  

windows get closed, too  

hot smoky days  

* * * * *

 

constricted indoors  

finding comfort in reading  

plant watering waits  

* * * * * 

 

 

new summer mem'ries  

delayed for many days  

sunflower quest lost 

* * * * *  

summer's weather  

unhealthy smoky air  

alone, indoors  

  

in every home  

windows have been shut  

poor air quality  

* * * * * 

 

 close the curtains  

fearful of smoky air  

a hazy sunrise  

 

Poems above are written referencing the smoke-filled air caused by fires in Canada blowing south and California and Dakota fires blowing east.  It was dangerously hazy, thick and we were cautioned to avoid being outside breathing in this hazardous air.  

 

Intuitive Feelings Proved True

 

 

where does it come from  

how is it we know the future  

that gut feeling  

* * * * *  

paint purple walls... green  

recovery room needed  

intuitive feeling  

* * * * * 

 

days of waiting  

watercolor painting  

until news arrived  

* * * * * 

 

"I knew it"  

I could feel something was about to happen  

intuition  

Lightened By Love

 

rows of joy-filled friends  

their strength holds up each other  

-lightened by love 

These sunflowers look like strong warriors united together. As a breast cancer survivor and friend to others with health challenges, I know how much it means to have the strength and support of family and friends. Photo and poem are in honor of these warriors.