​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.

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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.

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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.