Poetry – Page 23 – Carl Setzer: Word Shaper

Roses in the Rain

roses in the rain 
lives lived underneath grey skies 
between sunny days

graced by sunlight
beauty reaching skywards
as petals drift downwards

through the sunlight 
colors burst forth 
ever so briefly

early morning rain
this gentle song sung to me
under the street light

summertime's motion
as petals grow and then fade 
the grace of sunlight

underneath the trees
listening to the birdsong
as the sun descends

another day
the halo proven
an illusion

moments of summer 
petals briefly in the sun 
then fading earthwards

Today’s prompt is “elevate”. I’ve been thinking about birds today, so here is my contribution.

still beneath the clouds
birds dancing upon the wind
elevate spirits

Some words are gentle sunlight
Some words flash
Like a nuclear bomb
At midnight