awakened from sleep
hard rain against the window
thunder coming nearmemories of walking, wet and
reveling in dark winds
Copyright © 2019-07-17, by Lizl Bennefeld.
night
Eventide
the wind rests quiet on the land
faint sunlight shrinks behind
tree branches and blue clouds
pasted on a blue-grey skybirds sing summonings
then nestle into nests
for warmth throughout
a night with which the cold
returns too sooncling to the cold, a shield
against the warming days
Copyright © 2018-05-11, by Lizl Bennefeld.
Late at Night
the ticking clock
restless sounds of puppy dreams…
one unread chaptercurtains closed against the dark
stars above adorn the night
Copyright © 2017-12-18, by Lizl Bennefeld. All rights reserved.
Sleepy Ocean (November 7, 2017)
ripples slide onshore
whispering along the sand—
night songs in moonlight
as the restless ocean sighs…
falls more deeply into sleep
Copyright © 2017-11-07, by Elizabeth W. Bennefeld.
NaHaiWriMo prompt for 7 Nov. 2017: sigh
Fading Rainbow
‘fading rainbow’
rainbows fade too soon
turning to vapor as night
falls upon the skymist rises at the new moon
the night sky falls toward the Earth
Copyright © 2017-06-18, by Lizl Bennefeld.
All rights reserved.
As the last traces of the afternoon’s rainbow faded away, I found myself regretting that it would not…that they never remain long enough to satisfy that in me which longs for a rainbow at the end of the storm. One must pay attention to the rainbow when it appears, remember it, and bring the memory out again as the need arises. Much more need for a rainbow, much more often than they find themselves in the sky. They’re not to be ignored or discounted. One puts aside trivial chores to count the colors and mark their disappearance as they fade again.