Earth Cries; Heaven Smiles
White rose petals gently fall
floating down to bare ground
lilacs open inhaling the sun
essence of both waft above.
ladybugs dancing leaf to leaf
dragonflies sit alert on a post
robins skip on fresh cut lawns
old cats nap in sunlit windows
granddads reflect in old chairs
kids laugh playing in the yard
the earth cries; heaven smiles
a journey ends, a new begins.
Rust and Prattle
A mumbling hum
from a conveyance
paths grows narrow
to less stable minds
ambivalent posers
and closers scheming
flocks of starlings
roost in leafless oaks
stone Prince stands
proud on a muddy hill
dead rose petals
blow across graves
wrought iron gates
disintegrate in rhyme
lichen and moss
on forgotten headstones
in a soft whisper
old souls just rust away.
Ken Allan Dronsfield is a poet originally from New Hampshire now residing in Oklahoma. He was nominated for The Best of the Net and 2 Pushcart Awards in Poetry for 2016. His poetry has been published world-wide throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. Ken loves walking in the woods, thunderstorms at night, and spending time with his cat Willa. Ken’s new book, “The Cellaring”, a collection of 80 haunted, paranormal, weird and wonderful poems, is available through Amazon.com. He is the Co-Editor and Cover Artist for two poetry anthologies, “Moonlight Dreamers of Yellow Haze” and “Dandelion in a Vase of Roses” available from Amazon.com.
