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joy in the journey
Sea turtle rests in soft sand
High Tide is coming
Waves breach sandy wall
Sea sculpture in jeopardy
Turtle loses head
High tide claims its own
Turtle disappears in surf
Memories forever
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Photos; Dwight L. Roth
Art/Painting
Purple Heart
Today I talked with my neighbor who has been having ongoing relationship problems in his marriage. He decided it was time form him to leave the relationship and move out. It is very sad to see this taking place. It happens so often it seems. If you are in a situation like this, make the effort to go to a good family counselor for help before calling it quits. It may take some time, but it can save your relationship, if both of you are willing to work on resolution. I know this from experience.
Purple Heart
Seems all we do is argue and fuss
Can’t seem to find common ground
Not a way to raise a son…
Listening to all our ranting and raving
Perhaps time away from each other
Will help refocus our relationship
But then again, maybe not
*
Why is it so hard to listen
When our self-worth is on the line
Defense seems the only choice
Love has flown south for the winter
Raging words burn like California forest fires
When the battles are said and done
No one comes out a winner
I leave this relationship with a purple heart
Wounded in battle and scarred for life.
Painting: Dwight L Roth
Lioness of September
September coolness
Arrived on winds of Ida
Roaring Lioness
Homes flattened // flood waters rise
New York Subway gushes full
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Not the beginning of Fall we had hoped for…
Painting: Dwight L. Roth
The Cry of Haiti
With all the disasters that keep happening around the world, the human spirit in its resilience keeps rising again and again. This is a tribute to that human spirit!
The Cry of Haiti
1)Though the earth may shake us
and walls come tumbling down
We’re brothers and sisters in our pain
We’re brothers and sisters in our pain
*
Together we will rise to face another day
To become more than we are now
To become more than we are now
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2)Though death surrounds us
and tears flow from our eyes
We’re brothers and sisters in our pain
We’re brothers and sisters in our pain
*
Together we will rise to face another day
To become more than we are now
To become more than we are now
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3) Though our stomachs are empty
and sky over our heads
We’re brothers and sisters in our pain
We’re brothers and sisters in our pain
*
Together we will rise to face another day
To become more than we are now
To become more than we are now
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4)With children dying
broken in the streets
Our hearts cry out in agony
Our hearts cry out in agony
*
We’re brothers and sisters in our pain
We’re brothers and sisters in our pain
*
Together we will rise to face another day
To become more than we are now
To become more than we are now
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5Where are you God
in all this tragedy
How will you heal my broken soul
How will you heal my broken soul
*
We’re brothers and sisters in our pain
We’re brothers and sisters in our pain
*
Together we will rise to face another day
To become more than we are now
To become more than we are now
Painting: Dwight L. Roth
Today at d’Verse, Ingrid asked us to consider the oral poetry, the poetry of the spoken word passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth. She asked us to write a poem with that feel by speaking the verses and then writing them down. The more I thought about it, the more I kept coming back to a song I wrote in this manner, after the first devastating earthquake that hit Port O Prince a few years ago. And then again, this year, another one hit in Haiti, causing death and destruction. And now, we just had Hurricane Ida come roaring from the gulf and bringing devastation to Louisiana this week. This is a tribute to the human spirit!
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Children’s Poetry – (haiku)
A few weeks ago, I share my Haiku for Kids book with some little friends from my church. I also gave them a few of my story books as well. The oldest girl Anna is only eight years old, but very smart. The little brother Isaiah is around five or six. Their mother works with them in home school, so she was able to use them in her teaching time. They were very excited to get my books, and this morning they brought me these treasures. She worked on writing a Haiku and her little brother made up a poem as well. They colored the pictures for me, and included a beautiful thank you note at the end. This really made my day!
Lion King Aslan
Perched tall on a mountain
Majestic, Strong and Fast
Brave
The brave Reepiche
Strong is he
Pointing his sword
Fighting for Narnia
It is great that I got to join C.S. Lewis in inspiring these young minds
Inspired by C.S. Lewis – The Lion , the Witch, and the Wardrobe – from the Chronicles of Narnia
For a free pdf copy of my book Haiku for Kids, just email me at dwru27@aol.com
You can check it out here: https://rothpoetry.wordpress.com/2021/07/30/haiku-for-kids-book/
The Kill
I was watching a beautiful National Geographic show on the animals of Yellowstone. At one point two grizzly bears were fighting over the carcass of a dead elk at the edge of the river. As they pushed and shoved, the crows sitting on the limb nearby took advantage of the situation.
While the grizzlies fight
over who owns the carcass…
Crows will eat their fill
This is one of my early paintings, when I was just beginning to learn to paint several years ago.
Parting the Waves
A few years ago I watched a PBS art show about painting waves. I wanted to try it but did not have a big canvas at that time, so I took, four 11 x 14 canvases and attached them together with a board. I painted the picture and then took the board off the back. The individual canvases can be separated a few inches and hung on the wall. It was a different way of painting that tried a few different time. I like the effect very much. I sold it to my neighbors, down the street, who liked it very much as well.
Rolling waves churning
immense power lies beneath
Parting waves calms storm
Painting of Waves: Dwight L. Roth
What Did Vincent See?
Dog Days of Summer
Dog Days of Summer
Now we know why Punxsutawney Phil does not predict the end of summer. It is too hot for him to crawl up out of his hole. Mid summer was a beast this year, with temperatures above 90 F most days. Wildfires blazed all over the Northwest, sending smoke our way as weather fronts drug it across the country.
August has slipped in already with the promise of cooler days this week. When this month ends, Fall brings on Nature’s fashion show and I am ready. Seems like each season ends just in time for us to look forward to the next one.
Tap-dancing on sand
August brings cooler promise
Farmers harvest corn
For our d’Verse prompt today, Frank Tassone asked us to write a Haibun reflecting on the month of August. When August comes we know summer is on its down hill slide into fall!
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Don’t Marry a Drip
“A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping
of a leaky roof in a rainstorm”
It is not about the making up
Rather, about making a wise choice
Irritations wears thin rather quickly
So choose compatibility
when picking a wife
Today at d’Verse, Merril asked us to choose a proverb and write a poem that includes it. I chose Proverbs 27:15 NIV Bible.
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Painting: Dwight L. Roth
- note: disclaimer- This post is not talking about my personal relationship with my wife! Rather, it is a general observation based on this proverb.
