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Perla Nov 4
September again, a lazy river pathway to October. Not much different from August here minus the dwindling daylight hours. I try to drink from the river by dipping my cup. Submerging it time and time again—restless.

Little leaves on the surface and a million dabs of light dance there too. I quickly bring the cup up to my mouth in an attempt to drink from it—closing my eyes in the process. In anticipation. Only to find it empty once again.

I dip, submerge, I feel the water flow around my hands (I know it’s real, I know it’s real) repeating my last steps right down to the emptiness. The lazy river keeps moving and I stay kneeling at its banks in the setting sun—one with the river but never fully submerged and never allowed to drink from it.
I thought I was chasing my life down,
Searching for it behind strange doors.
But it sang to me in a field of flowers,
Wrapped itself around me that evening,
As the wind caressed my face.

So run, my dear,
Run, so you can feel the scent of dawn.
Run out of that windowless room,
And let life bear you along,
You beautiful being.

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Tell me without embellishment how you react!
She stands where autumn wind and lake collide,  
its whispers trace her curves in soft ballet.  
Her blouse pressed tight, it frames her quaking frame.  

A moan escapes; the love that she must abide,
as hair veils trembling lips that long to stay.  
The wild wind plays, yet stirs a deeper flame.  

Wind howls, her skirt rises, her heart inside,
its breath explores secrets bared to foreplay.  
Her chest revealed, she shivers, soft and tame.  

She opens wide, her body greets the skies,  
Waves repeat, with rhythm's gentle interplay.
The wind recedes; she calls her fleeting name.  

Her arms enfold the ache she cannot flee,  
a whispered ghost of love she cannot see.
The sky is putting on its evening show, 
a soft golden curtain along the horizon, 
while the sun, in its slow descent, 
gives us a wink— 
a breeze arrives, cool but not too eager, 
and the world begins to darken 
like someone dimming the lights in a theater. 
I sit here with my tea, 
thinking this might be one of those moments 
you try to remember but can’t quite 
— a scene you want to hold onto, 
like a favorite song, 
but it slips out of your hands 
and into your heart, 
where it’s stamped with a permanent ink 
that only nature knows how to use. 

As the minutes stretch into a canvas, 
the sky shifts its mood— 
the gold turns to fire, 
and the purple rushes in, 
making its own royal claim, 
while the blue lingers, 
like the last guest at a party 
who doesn't know when to leave, 
and then, just when you think 
it’s all over, 
the dark curtain falls— 
the show complete, 
and it’s still a sight worth seeing. 

I’ll be back for this tomorrow, 
I’m sure of it, 
though it’ll never look the same— 
the morning sky is a different story, 
one where the darkness is the first to leave 
and the sun, eager to redeem itself, 
picks up where the night left off. 
But I’ll be there, 
watching as the light 
does its magic once again, 
another piece of nature’s artwork 
unfolding before my eyes.
Crystal stars pierce evening skies,
While breath clouds dance and fade away,
As shortened winter daylight dies,
And frost-touched branches gently sway.

The air nips sharp at nose and chin,
As nature dims its weary sight,
And drowsy shadows usher in
The softest curtain of the night.

Each creature seeks its quiet den,
As time itself moves sweet and slow.
While winter whispers, once again,
Beneath the alabaster snow.

Through silver webs of frozen lace,
The world drifts deep in winter's spell,
As sleep wraps earth in soft embrace,
While dreams deep within us dwell.

The season calls with gentle lure,
Through frosty breath and starlit nights,
As heavy eyelids find their cure
In winter's soft and silver lights.

Beneath this blanket crystal-deep,
Where dreams and snowflakes softly fall,
The earth and I begin to sleep,
While winter's hushes gently call.

The world grows still and crystal clear,
Beneath the serene and darkened sky,
As peaceful slumber draws us near,
To winter's softest lullaby.

©️Lizzie Bevis
Masterpiece of the creator
Mankind has made wonderful creations
though never could beat
Nature and its creations
Wonders that clouds creates amuses
left on audience to decide
what to see and feel
it could be feel of sea from far
same could be felt like
Bed of Cotton *****
And the shiny silver lines could be
Crown
Changes forms and create illusions
Sight so pleasing to eyes!
Nature is the greatest artist and a creator
Mamã foi embora
Ela já não está viva
Ela deixou a Mãe Terra
Ela está no cemitério
A mamã está mais longe
Ela está aqui e ali, realmente
A mamã se foi
E já não está aqui
Connosco, sob o sol
A mamã está no céu
Ela olha para nós e consegue ouvir
Ela está a divertir-se, em um sonho
Vendo-nos lamentar e gritar
A mamã está com a Virgem Maria
Ambos nos ouvem e riem
Tanto que choram no paraíso
Onde ninguém morre
Isto é uma gafe
Que viagem! A mamã foi embora
Mal os podemos ver nas nuvens
A mamã ainda está conosco
É invisível dentro de nós
Como desejamos que as outras mães façam
Feliz fica no cemitério
Que a terra seja leve e macia!

P.S. Este poema é dedicado a todos os que choram.
Translation of “Mommy Is Dead” in Portuguese.

Copyright © Avril 2024, Hébert Logerie, todos os direitos reservados.
Hébert Logerie é autor de várias coletâneas de poesia.
Bree 6d
Some say stars are ***** of rock
Specks of dust with lack of lore
Or holes, where light peeks in from heaven
But to me they are so much more

See, when I look up at the sky
I see each little burning ember
And late at night when I’m so alone
Their silent guidance gives me a home

Little rocks, so far away
Blocked by suffocating ceilings and walls
Disappearing with the horrors of day
Please say you’ll return when night next falls

You are my friends, you are my light
I look up to you in silence
I don’t shield my eyes, no matter how bright
For you are my everything

I speak and you listen
I yell and I shout
You stay here, never tiring
With you, I’m no cast out

So thank you, my friends
For hearing my cries
For being here each night
I love you guys.
I used the prompt "write a poem as if the stars are your only friends".
A life after death
prayerfully sought in churches —
Mushrooms in tree stumps
" Get off the road, quick!"
Listen carefully,
Maybe just in Australia,
they all say that.
I don't know......
Honestly, listen to a pigeon next time
" Get off the road quick!"
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