phases of growth spurtbranches stretch from strength withina protective barkgives warning of intrudersI sleep in my dog’s silence💞SuzanneThank you for visiting a reading my contribution to th…| Brazanne Muse
Personal thoughts, poetry, experiences, musings| Brazanne Muse
I check my reflectionfor signs of where I have beenit seems that overnight I sleptin a world of dreamsthat took me away fromnightmares I return – alteredto face another dayminute changes almo…| Brazanne Muse
Photo by Miriam Alonso on Pexels.com designed to bendin various ways –not overstretch too soonbeyond my degreeof knowledgeextending … gentlyis my waylengtheningstrengthening….not bow downor over ex…| Brazanne Muse
Photo by neil kelly on Pexels.com A Londoner bornIn the sound of Bow BellsOnce spoke a languageNo one now tellsA whole street would butchers(Which means – take a look)If one lucky neighbourOb…| Brazanne Muse
Once borngrief doesn’t sleepIt has no sense of timeIt rises silent and loudjumps on my heartA thudding alarmthat sends my fight or flight to battleGrieflove’s shadowElongates and shrink…| Brazanne Muse
drink in colour..honeysuckle trumpetsloudly weave orange scentsas fuchsia ballerinas dance sweetlyin tune with lavender and greensthat whisper hints of mintin soothing blendsof tea💞Suzanne I have c…| Brazanne Muse
prized and fragrantrose blooms stand proudin manufactured rowspreened and wateredto mirrored perfection,in starring rolesenvy of the showthe bee lands carefullywatch out for thorns that scratch…low…| Brazanne Muse
his tired mind wandersas words get lost mid sentenceI share in his searchglasses forgottenhe squints to read the menuthat’s now out of datewe share aches and painsover breakfast coffee timethe worl…| Brazanne Muse
My nan and I, aged 93, and after a fall, succumbed to Dementia 💓 your sweet scent lingerstrapped in pores of translucent skin,the colour of your eyes,blue like the sea,start to wash over me…i…| Brazanne Muse
My response poem to this weeks prompt given by our Poet of the Week Kim, for W3 hosted by David. This is a mish-mash of versions, with a little tweak, given to me by the N+7 Machine of my original …| Brazanne Muse
many moons agowe made a foggy trip across the seawhere somewhere on the waveswe lost our rolling r’sand softened vowels,no definite start,no clear endingsmy daddy’s shoesso clean and shiny blacklai…| Brazanne Muse
spring coloursdisappeared from my gardenexchanged with leafy greenslifted by summer shadesvibrant deep huescame last weeksummer sunnow tucked under thick blanketsof dreary grey cloudswhile winds wh…| Brazanne Muse
Stay in Joyjoyof timeto capturerelaxing scenesresting race-horsesenjoy cutting grassesat leisure in the sunshinesharing days in holiday fieldswhere every evening gifts a sunsetsighs heard on the br…| Brazanne Muse
Posts about dversepoets prompts written by brazannemuse| Brazanne Muse
CROCUSCovered in darknessRivulets run well laid rootsObservant of timeColour climbs to the surfaceUnited in first spring signsSprouting promise from the ground💞Suzanne Written in response to this w…| Brazanne Muse
At home with naturemy thoughtsrock back and forthlike a pendulum clockcradled in my garden egg swingI swayshadowswaltz around meclockwise from dawn till duskthey dance across my garden lawnwith tim…| Brazanne Muse
a spring frog visitseyes deep pools of reflectioncrafting magic spellsfrom rain-soaked earthy coloursprincely thoughts quickly dazzle💞Suzanne Last week Colleen asked us to write a syllabic form of …| Brazanne Muse
I found an old stonetired of rolling it now sleepsunder gathered moss💞Suzanne I so clearly saw a face in this stone I stumbled upon…can you see it too? I felt it deserved a few words…..| Brazanne Muse
Reflecting seasons upon my skin,my winter white begins to fade;kissed by the sunSweet honey hues replace coatswith a warm healthy glow,blooming in fresh florals,matched with light summer scents.Ris…| Brazanne Muse
Photo by Mike Murray on Pexels.com ‘Enough, – am I?’Repeat thoughts,battling daily…Affirmations said firmly even quieten anxieties;heal body and mind together.‘I am enough’…Thankfulness. Then…| Brazanne Muse
This week Colleen gives us the writing invitation to experiment with the renga form:”The month of April is ending, and it’s time for #TankaTuesday’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry challenge. This…| Brazanne Muse
This week, a new Ekphrastic prompt is introduced, inspired by Japanese Season of Clear and Bright. The painting above was given as inspiration for the Northern Hemisphere – my kigo word: spri…| Brazanne Muse
Taken on my morning walk today – so many variations Small, tall, young and oldPale, dark, all Daffs sing in springStirred in tranquil dawnBright and open in the sunTime to shine then fall asl…| Brazanne Muse