Haiku #29 (#3TC)

Posted on May 29, 2019 by areilly88

Poet’s pen poised
Hummingbird hovering high
Artists’ amulets
© Amanda Reilly Sayer

This haiku was written in response to Paula Light’s Three Things Challenge, which you may read more about here. In short, the challenge is to produce a piece of creative writing by using the three words provided: pen, hummingbird, amulet.

I was especially inspired to participate in honor of my friend Tracy Crow, a beautiful creative soul who loves hummingbirds. The painting is an older one, made for another dear friend who loves hummingbirds. You might say this entire post has been fueled by the energy of friendship.

Much love to my dear friends, new and old 💚

Haiku #28

Posted on May 20, 2019 by areilly88

Full moon sunset rise
Bright promise in dusky skies
See now with new eyes
©️ Amanda Reilly Sayer

Haiku #27

Posted on May 14, 2019 by areilly88

Carpets of sea grass
Withstand daily waves of change
Let your tendrils flow
©️ Amanda Reilly Sayer

Haiku #24 (The Path Ahead)

Posted on April 25, 2019 by areilly88

Where grass is greener
Does not matter. When you know
Your soul path’s urging
©Amanda Reilly Sayer

The Knowing Tree

Posted on April 22, 2019 by areilly88

For now
We may know a tree

In the glow of evening
Or midnight blue
Before awakening

That can be enough
Knowing

For now
© Amanda Reilly Sayer

The Ocean As You

Posted on April 20, 2019 by areilly88

You are
Effervescent
Surf rippling
Waves

Composed of
Salty tears

Your flow
Persistent
Wipes the earth
Clean

New

What now?
Rushing tide
Empty well
Now full

How will you
Honor
Your gifts
Abundant

The ocean
Swirling
Infinite
You
© Amanda Reilly Sayer

Embrace Your Curves

Posted on April 8, 2019 by areilly88

Even with
Persistence
Deliberate care
Pressure
and prescience

Pendulous motion
A solid iron
Smoothing
Your rough nap

The edges
Re-curl
Recoil from
Striving

Away from
Your center
Weighted ballast
Those corners
Threaten, disturb your
Effortful peace

But then
Who says?
Who ever said?
Why would you believe?
You are supposed to

Lie – flat
© Amanda Reilly Sayer

Haiku #22: Beyond the Known

Posted on April 1, 2019 by areilly88

Beyond the known lies
A blank canvas for your dreams
Paint outside the lines
©️ Amanda Reilly Sayer

Progress (and paradox)

Posted on March 9, 2019 by areilly88

Seascape daydreams
Colorful meetings
Ocean, earth and sky

Perpetual movement
Eroding dunes
Yesterday

These pictures
Salt-misted crests
Breaking waves

Reveal
In moments, now
Stillness

And progress

All is in motion
Just wait
© Amanda Reilly Sayer

Snow Day

Posted on March 5, 2019 by areilly88

New snowfall through starless night
Laden trees with cotton tufts
Now, luminous tendrils
Against the dawn sky

“Snow Day!” cheers rang through the house
As kids, alert in their still warm pajamas
Danced with anticipated snow forts
And other forbidden weekday play

All whilst their parents, bent over for boot lacing
Felt their backs groan, remembering
The last storm, which wasn’t the last
Not nearly the last, after all

If they noticed anything
Beyond their full shovels
The rhythmic, industrious scraping
It wasn’t apparent to anyone

Until the laughter of their children
Rattled the glass panes
And impelled them notice
Breath-stained windows, mindful nudges

Look up and see!
The vast sky of carefree days
Your perception
Malleable as wet snow

Witness the very moment
When fading midnight embers
That blue-lit, sparkling tree line
Those inky nighttime remnants

Become the new day
© Amanda Reilly Sayer