Showing posts with label ice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ice. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

FROM THE DEEP


Wave From the Deep

They come from the deep.

They come when you sleep.

On waves of ice and stone,

They’ll burn you to the bone.

Fire burns hot on the ice

As demons cut a deep slice.

Stay far from the shore,

Or they’ll search for more.

THE DEAD GAME SERIES by Susanne Leist

Thursday, October 15, 2020

WHERE THE WIND BLOWS

 

WHERE THE WIND BLOWS The trees of the forest shiver and shake, their long limbs trembling for the next quake. Their bodies blaze a glaring white with tears frozen from their new plight. The world has become hard and cold. My trembling body feels...

WHERE THE WIND BLOWS

The trees of the forest shiver and shake,

their long limbs trembling for the next quake.

Their bodies blaze a glaring white

with tears frozen from their new plight. 

The world has become hard and cold.

My trembling body feels old.

Surrounded on four sides by white, 

the bright glare has blinded my sight.

White is the color of my nightgown

as I stand and shiver with a frown.

A shadow emerges from the trees.

I hope it is not him, pretty please.

My body moves forward against my will.

I grab a thick tree and try to hold still.

I dig my feet into the packed snow,

but I must go where the wind might blow.

Sunday, April 5, 2020

FROM THE DEEP




Wave From the Deep

They come from the deep.
They come when you sleep.

On waves of ice and stone,
They’ll burn you to the bone.

Fire burns hot in the ice.
The demons cut a deep slice.

Stay far from the shore,
Or they’ll ask for more.

THE DEAD GAME SERIES by Susanne Leist


Wednesday, April 1, 2020

THE MIGHTY WILL FALL


glaciers
Collapsing Giants. Greenland. [1080×108] Photo by Daniel Kordan

The mighty will fall
that had risen tall.

Melting to the sea
where no one can see
the majesty of your height
or the last breath of your fight.

Please do not leave us now.
Don’t take your final bow.

The earth is a sadder place
without your glowing, white face.

Sunday, November 3, 2019

A HOUSE OF ICE



A house of ice
is temporary.
Once the sun shines,
its bricks melt.
Similar to a house of lies.
Once the lies are uncovered,
the structure collapses.
An unstable foundation
isn’t built to last.

Sunday, May 26, 2019

ICE COLD



The landscape is cold and bleak.
I’m beginning to feel weak.

Ice is melting in my shoes.
I’m getting the winter blues.

I can’t find my way from here.
I had thought the town was near.

I’ve been walking for days.
I’m in some kind of daze.

There’s a break in the rocks ahead.
I hope they don’t leave me for dead.

My friends have to come back to me.
Rocks and trees are all I can see.

My friends are in the park playing ball.
I didn’t have to be afraid at all.

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

A DEAFENING SILENCE




Desolate.
Alone.
Empty.
No neighbors.
The wind rattles my walls.
Snow layers my roof.
No peace.
Cold.
Icicles hang low.
A deafening silence.
Will winter end?
Will the horses return?
I wait and hope.

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

IT’S THE SEASON




IT’S THE SEASON
The petals fall fast and furious.
The bare trees watch the fallen.
Limbs shivering in the coming cold.
Pink tears of surrender coat the ground.
As seasons come and go.
Yearning for their lost children.
They lift scraggly arms to the sky.
Prayers will soon be answered,
As seasons come and go.
Coats of white land on their branches.
Night falling all too soon.
Shivers dislodge the packed ice.
Leaving them bare once again.
They lift weary eyes to the sky.
As seasons come and go.
A warm wind caresses their arms.
Eyes open to sprouting buds.
Green and pink sweaters for spring.
Their children have returned.
As seasons come and go.

Thursday, July 19, 2018

AN ARTIST’S PALETTE




AN ARTIST’S PALETTE

Nature leaves an artist’s imprint
on all that it reaches.
Waves of the ocean can appear
in the coldest reaches.
Nature’s colorful palette
extends from the sky to beaches.
We might try to copy nature’s soft stroke,
but we must listen to what it teaches.

Friday, May 18, 2018

WINTER BLUES


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The landscape is cold and bleak.
I’m beginning to feel weak.
Ice is melting in my shoes.
I’m getting the winter blues.
I can’t find my way out of here.
I had thought the town was so near.
I’ve been walking for days.
I’m in some kind of daze.
There’s a break in the rocks ahead.
I hope they didn’t leave me for dead.
My friends have to come back for me.
Rocks and trees are all I can see.
My friends are in the park playing ball.
I didn’t have to be afraid at all.

Monday, April 2, 2018

FROM THE DEEP


They come from the deep.
They come when you sleep.
On waves of ice and stone.
They’ll burn you to the bone.
Fire burns hot in the ice.
It doesn’t feel so nice.
When it hits your body,
Time for them to party.
The Dead love to eat.
Humans their best treat.
Stay far from the shore,
Or they’ll ask for more.

THE DEAD GAME by Susanne Leist