nature poetry

An ode to Mother Nature; poems that take their inspiration from the great outdoors.

PRELUDE TO LAUGHTER
Vicki, 1978 I wrote this poem in 1978 at age 28, while working a full time job, attending college full time, and juggling a busy social life. Driving through Los Angeles became the one place where my mind could drift — from concrete and buildings to dreams of green mountains and ocean spray. These images helped me return to that moment exactly as it felt.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 5 months ago in Poets
Timing
No one knows the mind of the wind. Each breeze carries its own heading. There is nothing to predict its course, nothing to trace its threading.
By J. K. Anderson5 months ago in Poets
From Nothing, God always Makes Something
From Nothing, God always Makes Something From dirt and dark, a fragile bloom takes hold, In broken ground, new life begins to unfold,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 5 months ago in Poets
Don’t Kill The Ants
Don’t Kill The Ants I watched them carry their quiet world, tiny bodies bent beneath invisible weight, a kingdom moving beneath our careless feet,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 5 months ago in Poets
If-Liquid
There was no one around for miles my stretch of beach the rolling tide crashed into rocks/ see shells/ sea foams *** I walked along
By Michele Nampalli5 months ago in Poets
Broken Trees That Curse The Living
Broken Trees That Curse The Living They stand twisted, their roots torn from the ground, Branches clawing at the sky without a single sound,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 5 months ago in Poets
Old Friend
Gone is the oak tree and the girl who climbed it One remains though wholly changed, one is here but not the same My bones ache like breaking branches,
By Raine Neal5 months ago in Poets
Sharks Gather Near Dark
Sharks Gather Near Dark The water changes long before the eye can see it, A dimming that settles gently over what once felt safe,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 5 months ago in Poets
Cause Of Death, Stingray
Cause Of Death, Stingray The shore lay quiet with a promise it did not keep, Water clear enough to quiet any rising doubt,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 5 months ago in Poets
Aunty Betsy And The Eagle
Aunty Betsy And The Eagle Aunty Betsy lay sunbathing in the garden light, Radio humming softly through a lazy summer afternoon,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 5 months ago in Poets
The Lightning Hit My Heart
The Lightning Hit My Heart The lightning hit my heart in silence, without a warning sign, No thunder spoke before it came, no shadow crossed the line,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 5 months ago in Poets
Acid Rain
Acid Rain The sky once held a softer kind of blue, A gentler breath that settled on the land, Now clouds arrive with something sharp and thin,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 5 months ago in Poets