Things I can’t do… Write Poetry – But others can… and brilliantly!

I love to write fantasy/thriller fiction, mixing real life scenarios with the fantastic. What I can’t seem to write is poetry. This beautiful form of expression simply eludes me. But, there are some excellent poets out there and this week I wanted to showcase two lovely poems for your reading enjoyment.

Wapiti Meadows

by Richard L. Weatherly © 2012

A keening wind howls

through lodgepole pines,

rays of golden sunlight shines

glistening on quaking aspen leaves

and dance in the frosty morn.

The powerful bull elk crashes

from tree line,

tossing antlers like tree branches,

sharp tines, ready for a fight.

With dark-brown head and mane,

he prances forth – tawny back and shoulder muscles ripple.

Bull elk trumpets his mating call,

warning rivals, and an invitation to the herd.

Hot vapors hover over a verdant meadow

Brisk morning air, valley sprawls

beneath a hovering mist.

Home to the herd of elk cows with calves,

gathered while grazing,

drawn to gurgling

in the rippling brook.

A cow answers the bull elk’s call.

Life’s cycle is serene

in the valley of the meandering stream

where Nature’s beauty reigns supreme.

For more about Rich Weatherly and his writing, see: http://richweatherly.com/my-writing/

Richard L. Weatherly © 2012

“Lindi”

by Rachel Weisserman

We would bind feathers to our feet and run

across the waves to where sea met sky,

clouds washed white by wind.

We’d dare each other to stroke the scales

of the snake that curled around us,

big and warm and sleeping.

I would race to touch its nose

and dash laughing over the sea

but you would stay to brush

your fingertips along its scales,

shining in the sun like waves.

I tore you away when it moved,

the tail shaking, the tongue flicking

from between its blunted lips,

my legs shaking as I thought of its teeth.

But your hand stayed outstretched,

wet and shining like scales,

wet and shining like waves.

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Wow, right? These two poems were so good I thought I’d start with them. I’m sure the authors would love to hear your comments – please let us know what you think of them.