Aurora (Sonnet #476 - Experimental)

Written originally for Maricris Cabrera's #WordPrompt #Aurora on Canvas to My Soul

Aurora (Sonnet #476 – Experimental)

Let play the luminescent streaks of light
High o’er all shades of darkest, gloomy night
The grace of God at play transforms delight
Declares sorrow shall not subsume hope bright.
Return your gaze, my Love to soaring heights
The angels dance on pinpricks ‘fore your sight
Aurora’s kiss upon your cheek indicts
A morning dawn’s sweet joy, O blessed Sprite.
Your love cascades in glorious flow above me
Through wave on wave that gift o’erwhelms, I see
And infinite your written patterns be
My lot, to be amazed a what I read.
Tis Grace alone, I’m standing on this sod
To see at play through you fingers of God.

© 2017 David Palmer

Mother (A Tribute)

Mother (A Tribute)

Mid-May sunlight lingers in soft pastels 

Yellow chiffon, cream gold and marmalade 

We do approach my favorite time of year

Yet deep, those sighs escape me, saudade.

The world has celebrated Mother's Day 

Yet in its waning light, one figure stands

To speak tribute to she whose sacrifice

Made possible the man you know today.

How did you balance full time work and me,

And never did I feel neglect or loss?

Fit words, precious counsel ne’er steered me wrong

Insistently detained me from errors;

And faithful faith did model through my soul

That pathway clear unto eternity.

© 20l7 David W Palmer

Mom and Dad married later in life and she was 40 when I was born.

Written originally for Maricris Cabrera's Beautiful Word Prompt on Beautiful Minds Community in Google+

Penumbra

Neither shadow nor light dominates here
Which way are we headed, toward darkness
Or is it past, and cheery light
Breaks once again upon us?
Shadows lacking substance
Life lived on hold
So weary
Without
You..

Yet,
I know
Hope lives here
For all things change
Darkness surrenders
To life re-imagin’d
Tis only the penumbra
Through which we are passing right now.
Even the dandelion breaks through
Solid concrete. Our beautiful love reigns.

© 20l7 David W Palmer

Sophistry

Sophistry

How

I

Weary;

Contentious

Argumentative

People never seem to agree.

For a moment they seem to speak convincing wisdom

But they could just as easily argue the other side; it all comes down to sophistry.

© 20l7 David W Palmer

Pas de Deux (Fibonacci Sequence)

Pas de Deux

Please

Dear

Sweetheart

Dance with me

For all days to come

Let's create choreography

That amazes the world how in sync our souls have become

As one we embrace, extend, stretch, pull down the very stars above in our Pas de deux.

(C) 20l7 David W Palmer

Runnels (Fibonacci Sequence)

Runnels

My

Mind 

Is fill'd

With runnels

Memory channels

Of precious scenes we have shared;

Really they are instant access of recall when we

Are apart. All I have to do is tap into one, let the first tear fall; you are there

(C) 20l7 David W. Palmer

Star Wars Day, May 4 (A Musette Attempt)

For Star Wars Day
(May the Fourth Be With You)

Resistance

Able?
Impossible
Fight On

Dark Lords
Drawn laser swords
Resist

New day
Win through the fray
Stand tall

Clone-bots
Battles be fought
Courage

(C) 20l7 David W. Palmer