Poems

If I am awake the party begins I see how the trees dance Sway and shimmy The water waves flows, curls, crests and splashes The shadows play On borrowed surfaces So why not I? The earth moves Birds sing The … Continued

The clouds wept Water droplets Suspended from leaves Shimmer slightly Rainbow orbs Cling And roll Then drop Invisible in their shattered form Wetting the earth’s whistle   Janet E. Hartwick Sterk

I’m thinking about the un-see-able The magical, the mysterious The caress of speeding air That supports the wing in flight   The palpable energy in the look between two lovers The turn of the earth The exchange of water in … Continued

Festive Red Fringe on a Red leather Country Western Rockabilly jacket Of the Red Osier Dogwood Audacious and bold Standing smartly, forest’s fringe Red licorice delicacies for the deer Plenty to go around   They sprout from the flat straw … Continued

Even for the empty spaces left behind Fading Memories endlessly tumbling in Like digging sand castle moats at the seashore Each child’s shovel full of sand, Creating a void Instantly filled by grains of sand, Time, life and space   … Continued

So bold, picking, tossing leaves And sticks Intent, focused The earth is still mostly frozen And still she never tires Or gets bored     Working at it, Uncovering the Prize Or is that my story Imposed upon This beautiful red … Continued