Heading 4Ooctober poem

ODE to Orange

Oh orange resplendent AUM

Buddhist robes whisper above the path

Garfield with a Cheshire smile dry wit

Goldfish pets for those not allowed dreams

Monarch's flit amongst marigolds warming the day

Carrots pulled from Mother revealing vitality to serve

Peppers brighten a meal party made

Marmalade a cheery hat on toasted bread

Jumpsuits revive an afterlife to those who dwell

where black and white stripes once ruled

Safety vests command attention from the timid

Tangerine, apricot, yam, cantaloupe and amber

brighten a blank page of possibility

Autumn leaves and pumpkin lanterns salve

towards coming darkened days

Cynthia L. Bryant (C)2022

August Poem

Suppose

Suppose every child was wanted

that none were given away

raised in institutions

spared the love

Suppose that no voice was raised

raising children

Suppose no marks were left on small bodies

to scar their lives

Suppose that none were used shamelessly

like playthings

Who would grow into murderers

if no one had anger or fear

Who would grow into thieves

if nothing was taken from them

Who would grow to be President

if children were always told the truth

Perhaps someone worthy of the title!

June Poem

“Our new Constitution is now established,

everything seems to promise it will be durable.

but, in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes,”

Benjamin Franklin

Acoustic Shadowing

War brewing just out of sight

Rumbles not heard for years

Become a constant irritation

Eclipse over folks a flutter

Unwilling to register whirling balls

Of fear and hate as they explode

Close enough to leave craters

Filled with leaded lies

Varnishing a thin coat of

How things are interpreted

Whether a response

Warranted or no

Is worth the effort

September Poem

Heaven on Earth

It is summertime at twilight

crickets begin to strum

air is filled with jasmine's perfume

The old rocker swishes da-dum

Weary day has retreated

behind blushes of orange and pink

as old Sol is extinguished

in horizon of oceanic drink

Heavenly lights flicker

turning on one by one

Awe struck Earth prostrate

Mother Luna's reign begun

Blue moon is arising

large and golden as the sun

As crickets serenade eventide

the old man's ticker stops—da-dum

July
Poem

Promises

Storm clouds

Like black sheep of heavenly domain

Billows of dark portent

Swept along by northeast winds

Hit great pockets of warmth

Clap loud Hoorays

in mid-air

Sends arrows of light flashing

Through torrents of angelic tears

Catching at streams of light

Spills prisms of color

One faint hue at a time

A magnificent arched palette

watercolor strokes across the sky

paints hope

on human lives

who have lost their way