Short Poetic Breaths
By Don Iannone
1
Browning leaves
crisp morning air
book your seat for winter.
2
Twilight
light to dark
many shades of gray in life.
3
Far off
inside you
truth is nested.
4
Very early morning
no birds
only silence sings.
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Poetry is a special language connecting me to the deepest parts of myself and the whole of life. Writing and reading poetry helps me live more consciously on a daily basis. I invite you to read and enjoy the poems posted here. Comments are always appreciated and emails are also most welcome. To email me, click here. May you live a poetic life! Don Iannone
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- Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D.
- Forty+ year career in economic development, higher education, and healthcare. D.Div., Ph.D
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11 comments:
Beautiful Don... "very early morning...no birds ... only silence sings..." ahhh... yes...
Wonderful Don!
But, I am not ready
to book my seat for winter!
Not quite yet!
I did enjoy the very early morning
when I took my walk and
the silence did sing!
Have a wonderful weekend Don!
don,
The third stanza of your poem touched on "truth".
I wrote these lines in one of my poems :
"Truth is more potent
than gem."
Three liners after a long time!!! Delightful.Truly delightful.
NB: As and when I get time I read all your posts, do keep visiting them for my late comments :-)
"Twilight light to dark many shades of gray in life."
Oh those shades of gray!
Blessings to you, Don. Beautiful piece, as usual.
Thanks Travis (welcome back), Serenity, Dumbdodi, Ukukhati, Margie, and Kathleen.
As you hopefully figured out, the four are separate short breaths, but all from the same source.
Blessings!
I love Haiku...I wish I can master them more naturally
Hope all is well on your side
Nasra...thanks and welcome. Not Haiku...just very short poems. Close to Haiku though. Hope you are well. It's been work, work, and more work for me...
My favorite is definitely #4. It's the least didactic and, to my ear, has the greatest depth. Thanks for posting these short gems, Don.
Very early morning
no birds
only silence sings.
--beautiful--so intense moment!
--thanks.
Thanks Mike and Here and Now.
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