Butterfly Delight

From the wings of butterflies

You have ordained delight

To ride the winds of summer

Like rhapsodies in flight

A silent song with moving

Melodious riffs

That rise and fall,

Spiral, sway and drift

Then rest upon the flowerbeds

And dance as if a feather

I love to wander free and gaze

When it’s mariposa weather

An Offering of Praise

Jasmine scented serenade

You woo me with delight

At the entrance of the spring

I breathe your petalled life

Awakening my senses

Your blossoms do revive

Dormant echoes of my soul

Exultantly, I thrive

Enchanted by your fragrance

That stirs in me such bliss

Ebullient, I endeavour

To honour you with this            

--

March 2008                                         

Cherry Blossoms by Moonlight

Angels have gathered

Out on the boulevard

The scent of divinity

Cascading

Down from their wings

I swoon in their presence

Revived by a whiff of
The essence of spring

---
April 2009

Placebo Okinhand

Come and sample

A simple remedy

Passed down on parchment

Through chapters of history

Book your appointment

Not with an apothecary 

But with a poet perhaps,

An author of literary 

A dose of this medicine,

The energy of art,

Will benefit blood pressure

And the rate of your heart

Soothing portions 

Of poetic meditation

Is better by far 

Than costly medication

Have trouble relaxing?

Take from your nightstand

The natural path to rest

And place book in hand

It's not a placebo

But truly therapeutic 

Whether or not 

You're symptomatic or sick

Travel in time 

And to other locales

Lo-cal pleasure awaits 

As you meet with new pals 

From our fractured world

Fly to foreign nations

Jettison your baggage

Fuel imagination 

For a moment, an hour

Forget your concerns

Read, read and repeat

Curled up like a worm 

---

May 7, 2016

Inspired by 

http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/can-reading-make-you-happier

From One Glory To Another

A child's eyes see
A shadow of a shadow
In death, life
Seeds of opportunity
Where the wind decides
Stillness, waiting
To be called and dispersed
The lion's legacy
Brings healing to the earth

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Poem inspired by the image   

May 1, 2016