Donald Meikle : Writing

Westbound

Westbound

A Poem by Donald Meikle


A picture's worth a thousand words Screaming to be spoken Flowers and chocolate say hello My aching heart is broken Painted word pictures Of fl..
Stones

Stones

A Poem by Donald Meikle


The clock drips time upon my soul As trees paint Winter's touch I watch as alders pay their toll And ashes creak with aching pain It doesn't reall..
Nirvana's Quest

Nirvana\'s Quest

A Poem by Donald Meikle


Soft and silken belly fur Trembling rumble steady purr Curled up cuddled hugging heat Stretching clutching kneading feet Hunger fed relaxed conten..
Black and White

Black and White

A Poem by Donald Meikle


Darkness never proffered the pure pleasure of the sun Its predatory prescient presence was never any fun The light of reason helps to show a way to..
blowing on embers

blowing on embers

A Poem by Donald Meikle


Absent friends are with me yet In memories of sweet regret Familiar gestures deja vu I touch a leaf remember you Laughing dancing swinging free B..
dreamboat

dreamboat

A Poem by Donald Meikle


Floating on a sea of dreams In a craft of woven wishes Holding fast to helm of hope Trimming sail with fishes The waves advance We waltz and danc..
felinity

felinity

A Poem by Donald Meikle


staccato repetition reverberating in his ears The rattle and the spinning flicker lights Is it all a ploy to break him in his weakened sleepless sta..
wet caresses

wet caresses

A Poem by Donald Meikle


Summer rain like windswept silk or Kitten belly fur Instilling feeling into leaves Persuading cows to milk Perhaps the drip from cabin eaves Is e..
Preparation

Preparation

A Poem by Donald Meikle


It's so easy
Ophelia's Last Words

Ophelia\'s Last Words

A Poem by Donald Meikle


Father dearest dead art thee Soon shall I be there to see As muddy Lady of the Lake In this sad pond of flowered fen I sing and sink from mortal k..