The Other Side of the Gate

Ticka's garden gate

Ticka’s garden gate

The Other Side of the Gate

Inside looking out
Noise and traffic
Concrete and heat
Hurries, worries, and frowns
On the other side of the gate

Outside looking in
Shade and shadow
Flowers and faeries
Benches, butterflies, and stars
On the other side of the gate
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Poem #13 for NaPoWriMo and April Poetry Month

Future: Weekly Photo Challenge

Future Roses s

Harbinger of Hope

The rose draws within for winter
Creating its own shelter
Returning from the frost is an uncertainty
We are always the last to know its fate

A leaf dares to steal a look at spring
A rosebud follows, shows us how to survive
Extending its petals, in time

A sigh of relief escapes through the open window
With the sunrise we discover another chance
To cherish the rose
A harbinger of hope for the future

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Poem #10 for NaPoWriMo and April Poetry Month

Also, Weekly Photo Challenge: Future

An Unspoken Invitation

At the H-12 Outdoor Cafe at the intersection of Hamilton Pool Road and Ranch Road 12.

At the H-12 Outdoor Cafe near the intersection of Hamilton Pool Road and Ranch Road 12.

An Unspoken Invitation

Open seating, easy to view
Nature’s gallery of artwork

Flowers on the table
Sharing nature’s smile

An unspoken invitation
Shall we accept?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Poem #9 for NaPoWriMo and April Poetry Month