Post - Tempest

The storm sighs softly,
drawing her final breath;
exhaling leaves from the trees,
she cries herself to sleep.

Note: This poem was inspired by the poetry of Tina Nguyen.

Photo credit: Ellie, via flickr // CC BY 2.0

Dusk

purple-gray rain clouds
huddled in an orange sky
lone blackbird at dusk

Photo credit: Marc Wellekötter, via flickr // CC BY 2.0

Blue-Collar Clouds

low-slung stratus clouds

straddle the turbulent sky
weather's working class

Photo credit: Paul Downey, via flickr // CC BY 2.0

Sparkle

crystalline flakes fall
through the pearlescent snow clouds ~
my daughter's first tooth

Photo credit: Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley, NOAA's National Weather Service Collection

Snow at Dawn

crisp winter, pre-dawn
waiting for the air to breathe
snow gently falling

Photo credit: Jason Hollinger, via flickr // CC BY 2.0

Nature's Act of Contrition

fierce incessant wind ~
anguished sobs at my front door
her pleas for mercy


Photo credit: Gordana Adamovic-Mladenovic through a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License via flickr