San Francisco de Asis a la Laguna de los Dolores
For Mother In April
bittersweet sun, warm on my tongue
ascends on a world without you
I rise from fetal knees
to stand very still, to watch
worn, wooden shelter of songbird nectar
dance on your garden hook
grassy arms wave toward heaven
juniper limbs cup a bird, lost
in bends and folds of branches on sky
though my tear-brined heart will never forget
I can’t help being drawn by the sun
what lives on continues to burn
Poetry Month #11: Winds of Early Spring by Susan Aylward
Winds of Early Spring
Descansos pummeled, winds of early spring,
bait and stir those never old
a bird flies alone, what song does it sing
where spirit slipped into the unseen,
they’ll return until their stories are told
descansos pummeled, winds of early spring
mothers weep for those taken wing,
oh seeking one, the nest will grow cold
a bird flies alone, what song does it sing
grandmothers cross hearts, beads on a string,
mourning buds in purple and gold
descansos pummeled, winds of early spring
sudden kindness makes my heart sting,
and now I know, life never grows old
a bird flies alone, what song does it sing,
and when it returns, what will it bring,
current of destiny, ours to unfold
descansos pummeled, winds of early spring
a bird flies alone, what song does it sing?
Read more of this poet’s work at SusanAylward.wordpress.com.
Korean War Memorial, Santa Fe, NM
Park Bench Quotes at Amelia E. White Park, Santa Fe NM
Raven Solitude
A Day at the Santa Fe Railyard
Chile Rojo
Eldorado Rainbows
Route 66 Diner, Albuquerque, NM
You Are a Radiant Gem
Daytripping
Lenticular Luna
#NODAPL
Appaloosa Memories
Museum of Folk Art, the Morris Miniature Circus: Return of the Little Big Top
Waiting at Tomasitas
Sculpture at Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM
Around and About the Eldorado Stables
Earthship Homes in Taos, NM
Downtown Santa Fe
Crosses and Reflections at the Loretto Chapel
November Beauty
Fall Flowers
Bunches of Baskets
Confluence is where you find it
2016 Dia de los Muertos at the Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM
The Loretto Chapel Miraculous Stairway, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
Walden Pond, Concord, Mass.
October 2016 Supermoon
2016 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, Taos New Mexico
Red Truck Art Yard
Santa Fe Indian Market 2016
Sunset Silhouette
Des Colores
When the Santa Fe Flowed
Shape on Sky
Welcome to the Jesus Sale
Flowers and Fuzzy Bee
2015 Changing Aspen Leaves: The Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
Points of Interest
6 Weeks of Pookie the Kitten
Welcome Home!
Pretty Profile
No one told me I’d be on centipede watch!
Outta here dude
me so cute
comfy cozy
HeHe… the dog thinks he’s getting his bed back…
The littlest Cheerio
I’ve got teeny-tiny razor teeth and I’m not afraid to use them…
No Paparazzi!
Why yes, I do have a regal Egyptian neck, thank you.
Huggy! Huggy!
ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz……..
More zzzzzzzzzzz…….
nom nom nom nom purrrrrr…
Cuddlebug
No ME box!
Painted Sweetness
L’il Stretch, getting So Big!
Random Zozobra, Santa Fe Fiesta
Santa Fe Indian Market Pictures 2015
Promise, the Listening Horse
Pink and Blue Clouds
Desert Bird
