A Poet’s Tender Heart
love, a raindrop, a snowflake,
or the uniqueness of the flight of the leaf
moon shades of green bringing forth
a canvas within the ocean’s kelp
songbirds sing for both you and me underneath
the power of the same blue sky
black keys suit the music of your
mystifying and powerfully winged words
white keys that are jealous are also poreless
in the face of misery’s tapping
hindering happiness with scarlet seepings
that birth thieves in the friendless dark
To continue reading, please visit Masticadores Latinos English Edition, and if you enjoyed this, please not only consider liking and commenting, as I love to hear from you, but please view some of the other talented artists on Masticadores Latinos English Edition and the other Masticadores sites! Thanks again to Michelle for posting this and supporting fellow artists and writers! Michelle has been a mentor and an encouraging part of my life as a writer. Although she may no longer be working full-time as a professor, she continues to support and inspire young writers.
I mentioned over at LatinosUSA how much I love this piece, Joni. Such beautiful sensitivity and compassion can be found in the hearts of creative people. The world needs people such as these–we can’t survive as humans unless we’re free to create and spread love and kindness. It’s why I think our WP community is such a welcoming place. There are so many like-minded creatives here. It feels like home to this solitary writer/photographer here in Colorado. Your words bring hope to those of us who need it most. Wonderful writing, my friend. 😊
Dear Mike, thank you for your kind and most thoughtful comment. Yes, you are right. I have really missed the WordPress Community and found such wonderful and faithful friends here. It is difficult for me to write these days with all the crap going on but I am slowly trying to build my relationship with my friends on WordPress, where there is dialog and true friendships that last for years. Anyway, I agree it is wonderful to have a place to write where we can talk with people who have similar feelings and share their thoughts so creatively. Thank you for your kind comment on Hotel as well. I am glad you enjoyed the post Mike. Mich is a kind soul and such a joy to work with and never leaves one hanging. I know you feel the same way about her kindness and support. Sending you lots of love and hugs from a snowed in VA. Our little smart car couldn’t even get out the garage. Big hugs and thanks again Mike, always, for your kindness.
Your poetry is lovely, Joni, and it’s heartwarming to see posted there. 💖🌞
Oh, thank you so much Timothy. I appreciate your reading and delighted you liked the piece. You are very kind. Hope you and the family are all doing well and not snowed in like we are. I love the snow, it is so pretty but it is difficult to even leave our house. The ice was so thick that Scott had to use a pick to make a dent in the foot of drift snow behind our tiny car. It is suppose to warm up today, and we are hoping for a trip to get RX and food. We live out in the County, but fortunately there is only one house we can even see where we are, the sunsets and sunrises are stunning here. There is a small town area just 15 minutes away which has everything you could ever need and Roanoke is not too far for other things. Big hugs, my friend and thanks again.
You’re welcome, Joni. 😍 I hope you can deal with the ice problems well. 🙏
Thank you Timothy. We are going to make our getaway today. We feel so grateful that the electricity never went out. The few people who live out here have generators and their own backhoes. Thanks for the well wishes, we will need them. 🙏🫶🙏
Congratulations, Joni.
Dear Tim, Thank you for reading and for your congratulations. I checked on the weather where you are, and it is similar to when we lived on the desert side of WA State for a while. Can be very cold but heats up fast. 🌨️🦉
That’t the nature of desert environs.
Your right Timothy. Scott’s dad still lives there. There is a different kind of beauty in the desert.
So very beautiful Joni 💖
Stay warm and cosy dear friend 🙏
Oh thank you so much dearest Maggie. We actually made it out of the driveway and to the grocery and pharmacy today. YEA!!! Love you, Maggie
Yayy !
Stay safe Joni 🙏
Love to you ❤️
A beautiful piece so far. Im gonna head over to finish up on LatinoUsa. Congratulations, Joni.
Thank you so much for reading, Nigel. Great big hugs – I will be catching up with your story today. We finally got out of the house yesterday and we needed RX that Scott had to have for Blood Pressure. So grateful we were able to do so. Love, ya Joni
You’re welcome, Joni
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A poet’s tender heart and powerful pen. Wonderful flow and insights. ✨ Lovely to land here. Thank you, Joni. 🩵
Hello Michele, thank you so much for your kind words and a much appreciated comment. Big hugs my dancing friend. ❤️
You’re very welcome, Joni and big hugs to you, beautiful poet. ❤️
Thank you sweetie. I love that you are traveling, and dancing your way through life and love. Blessings, stay safe.
Thank you for the beautiful reply, dear Joni. Love and blessings to you. ❤️
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fabulous! love the sound of this line: “a canvas within the ocean’s kelp”
Thank you so much Linda for your kind response and for visiting. It is so wonderful to hear from you. Big hugs and light.
Hi Joni, so sorry for my late visit…
Thank you so much for joining us on Latinos and we look forward to more ❤️🙏
Thank you so much, Mich. It was my pleasure and I appreciated the kind reception as well. Many thanks to you for the publication. Big hugs, Joni 🫶🙏
Congratulations, Joni! Lovely as always!
Thank you so much for reading Dawn and your kind comment
Oh this is beautiful. I like that it celebrates us poets.
Dearest Noah, Thank you so much for reading and for your kind comment. Yes, it is definitely written for the hearts of poets everywhere. I appreciate your kindness.
Your words always offer pause and inspiration, Joni! You are so gifted!💕
Dear Cindy, this is a very kind comment coming from you and so appreciated. I truly thank you for reading my work, as it means a lot to me. Big hugs and lots of love to you and the family.