Opinions flying
Hit like glass shattering
Causing chaos and strife
Who’s right? Who’s wrong? We debate.
While disunity reigns
Tanka
Tag: Leona J. Atkinson
Copper Rain
Pennies from heaven?
It seems with each worry I find
A coin at my feet.
Haiku
Destination?
Sure of your future?
At the time of detachment
Where will you land?
Senryu
Sign of the Season
Once again the leaves beneath my feet
Remind me of Summer’s recent passing
Some dressed in fall colors
Freshly fallen over night
Not yet devoid of life
Speak of coming days
Full of crisp air
Bringing change
To me and
Them
Reverse Etheree
Summer’s Last Day
Goodbye Summer.
So sad to see you go.
Enjoyed the
Warmth you gave.
I’ll miss your daily presence,
And sunshine and flowers.
Shadorma
Which Gate?
Wide gate
Opens to pleasures,
Worldly fun,
Care-free,
Yet it ends in destruction,
And utter darkness.
Narrow gate
Is chosen by few
Difficult ,
Obstacles,
Yet leads to everlasting life.
Which gate to choose?
Double Shadorma
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Matthew 7:13-14
Wet Lands
Flash Floods in the land
Fall has come to Oregon
The rains are back
Haiku
The Poet Said
I think that i shall never see
Nor ever come to know
A time when I tire of poetry
And in it desire not to grow
Rhyme
Pause to Praise
Is your life full
Of good things sent from the Lord?
Abundantly blessed,
Crowned with tender mercies?
Have you been divinely
Healed, Forgiven, Redeemed?
May you never forget
To always praise the Lord daily
For everything He does for you
Choka
Based on Psalm 103:1-5
Walk of Flags
Tribal flags fly proudly
At our State Capitol
Liberty and Justice
Stand together on this ground
Oregonians respect
Tanka
Leonas Lines--Poetry Plus 