April 2020
Bio Note: I live in an inspiring area near Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, where I write, draw and paint,
and often photograph my natural surroundings. I'm a mom of an adult son, poetry editor, an animal lover, and I've
written a few books, too.
Adrift with Vision
Beneath lid
lies lambency—
filaments float
as retina soaks
in color
where rust
casts rose
shines red
sends optics
to flutter.
Along radiance
awareness ignites—
as you slip
into seeing
bathe
within being
enter
the well.
Inside boat
under April skies—
you envision
imagine
honor
the eye—
finder of light
seer of truth
giver of sight.
The Big Bang and Other Big Stuff
Extrapolate backward
before earth
stars
galaxies
subatomic particles
before anything
there was nothing
but something
called singularity.
At the center of a black hole
it’s believed density
and gravitational acceleration
created an expansion
one big enough to orchestrate
the observable universe
where large amounts of dark matter
and dark energy developed.
Though my knowledge of cosmology
and its corresponding theories is limited
I’d tend to agree with the spread of darkness
especially as it relates to our current administration.
In like manner
couldn’t the White House be compared to a black hole
a region demonstrating dense gravitational pull?
Extrapolate forward
to brighten our horizon
elevate the universe
eliminate dark matter
wouldn’t it make sense
to vote for bluer skies in 2020?
Unforeseen Winter
Like fever
the chapels chilled with disbelief
Shock rang
though work resumed
For months
fear consumed the average person
accelerated imaginations
unhitched society
still
notions of spring
mellowed most
even those infected
Beyond valley
where virus was packaged
balloons and party favors
remained in the hands of politicians
As days passed
some survivors burned their clothes
while others sat around the fires to mend
Unnatural as it was
no one spoke
yet bells were heard
easing
this unforeseen winter
©2020 Jeannie Roberts
Editor's Note: If this poem(s) moves you please consider writing to the
author (email address above) to tell her or him. You might say what it is about the poem that moves you. Writing to the author is what builds the community at Verse Virtual.
It is very important. -JL