Poetry – Page 140 – Carl Setzer: Word Shaper

My afternoon walk

An afternoon walk
Journeying through the quiet
With only my mind

Such tranquil music
Carrying my soul skyward
Glorious nighttime

May you might be restful and you awake rejuvenated.

Clover is blooming
Sunlight pushing through the clouds
Springtime’s joy persists

My mind is my strength
It is all I can control
The root of my soul

This early morning
Birdsong dances in the air
Dawn climbing the trees

Standing in sunlight
Buds changing into blossoms
Spring’s evolution

The sun is now up
It’s time to change the world
You are important

There’s so much work to be done to make this world kinder, just and equitable.

Sitting in darkness
Dreams crowding my awareness
My germs arguing

Yeah, I’m feeling germs creeping up. Coughing. Sigh.

Hopefully, a good night’s rest will reset me.

The darkness waning

Hints of blue sky beckoning

This day, beginning

Springtime bursting through

Life coming forth boisterously

Sunlight upon dust