Here is an ‘Easter Poem’ from my archives. This one is from Easter, 2021
How To Eat An Easter Egg
[i] Carefully choose your Bunnies and Eggs But the “Violet Crumble” box is a MUST Deliciously smooth and tasty
[ii] Wisely place your purchase in the fridge Australia always has a hot Easter weekend And judiciously push the Easter delights towards the back
[iii] Patiently wait until Sunday morning Stoically obey those traditional procedures Mine were eaten by Saturday evening. How did you go?
[iv] Delicately unwrap the colourful foil covering I have diligently preserved the shiny shells since my first egg hunt Then gently nibble open the pointy end of the exposed Egg
[v] Fiendishly devour the irresistible chocolate Until you are more than fully satiated Then voraciously attack the bunny and bite off its ears
WHOOPS !! Surprise, surprise … that rascally easter bunny has left me some “Eggs” to find on Sunday… WARNING: This article is posted for Australian audiences, however ‘International’ followers may read the instructions above at their own RISK !!
Over at Weekly Prompts, the Weekend Challenge is the word Obsession. To visit their fabulous site, please click on >> Here. Some people say that I am obsessed with taking photos of the daytime moon … which is probably true, but in my poem today, I am using the ‘moon’ as a metaphor for ‘Easter Sunday’ …
Sunday Shroud
now you see me now you don’t I’m as pure as the driven snow and I covertly nudge my way through the cumulus clouds looking for that opening in the sky where I can display my Sunday Shroud and dispel that dreaded prophecy “He does not return”
Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku, Releasing After Easter
I’m delighted to be part of the ensemble of poets featured in Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku, published by Literary Revelations Publishing House. This beautifully curated collection brings together the voices of over 240 haiku poets from around the world.
The anthology features stunning cover art by renowned Japanese painter Hikari and fine-art photography by acclaimed artist Naoki Kimura. Tranquility will be released soon after Easter—stay tuned!
Blurb:
Following the overwhelming success of «Petals of Haiku,» which captured hearts and souls and became an Amazon bestseller, Literary Revelations Publishing House brings you “Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku.” This new anthology will enchant the readers with its delicate imagery and transitory moments, which inscribe themselves in eternity. Featuring nearly 240 talented authors, each bringing their talent and unique perspectives, Tranquility invites you to immerse yourself in a world where night flowers bloom and whispers linger in the spring air.
Poets are prophets linked to nature. In Tranquility, Haiku is their language. – Gabriela Marie Milton, author, editor, publisher
Here is one of my Haiku from the Tranquility Anthology:
Angel
My tranquillity Has wings and glides in heaven Free like an angel
A special poem I wrote, after I’d taken my Lady to the hospital for the last time, on the day of her 65th birthday, thirteen years ago.
Hello Carole, time goes by, and my heart has not moved …
Under The Snow
We emanate to a birthday. We deflate to a final day. Birthdays, they all come, they all go. Birthdays, in the sunshine, under the snow. Birthdays, slow to mature, quickly an eon. Birthdays, before we are born, after we are gone. Birthdays, hanging on by a breath. Birthdays, nailed to a cross ’til death. What does it all mean to be alive and cry? What does it all mean to live and to die?
how do the rivers know they ebb and flow over old sandbars where footprints come and go fresh today, gone tomorrow lost under the currents of time dreams grow below clouds of hazy rain leaving new watermarks in their shadows
Did you hear, during the night The sound of the full moon’s ambiance Oh, what a fantastic sight Embracing the world’s circumference With an aureola of light
I was tired and overwhelmed But now I’m positively feeling alright Knowing, I have my guiding light at the helm
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 