Smooth white rocks line the familiar bedA sad child sits close beside me by the streamProviding me a harbor where I come to scream. Yabbies, mountain lobster or mudbugsCrawdads swimming against Nature's mirrorI point them out to the girl who is now nearer. Appalachian bristle fern surrounds usNo one will attend my nursing graduationI share … Continue reading Stream of Tears
Category: Sight
Innocence Betrayed
Green eyes shot serpentine spears of betrayal tersely into mineBlinding me by your lack of love and all I once deemed kind. Once to share my unlocked heart until misery maimed my soul,Reclaiming your "forever after", with the razor tongue you stole. Untouched and pure was I inside for never had I loved before,You, my … Continue reading Innocence Betrayed
Oak and an Angel
Sweat gently trickles between the aging tan skin of my breasts.Seasoned are the chambers of this heart that passed the test,Enduring each stage of suffering that came, for He knew best! Death took me not, for as a snowflake unique, He put me on Earth,Life forces surging, His spirit dwells in me, a few years … Continue reading Oak and an Angel
Toxic Water
The great whale will die, eating Islands of plastic, while many don’t care. In a turtle’s nose, lodged within a plastic straw, causing constant pain. Killing the ocean, no cares for the future child, hearts lack devotion. By Joni Caggiano (Three Haikus) 11/13/19 Photo by Joni - Olympus - E520
Lonely Sailor (Part One)
I was stealing out into the darkness of the summer night at sixteen. My senses were still on high alert. I quietly close the basement door of my first unshared bedroom. My parents were lifeless, and when last I did dare to peek into their room, my father lay naked as did my mother on … Continue reading Lonely Sailor (Part One)
Autumn Moment
A tree frog sang by the gutter, raindrops still lingering, Prayers coming forth from the praying Carolina mantis, Anoles slowly ascend the dying vines on the porch screen, While the Banded Sphinx moth struggles to free itself, Caught timelessly posing between summer and fall. by Joni Caggiano 11/8/19 Photo courtesy of Husband (Scott Caggiano) iPhone … Continue reading Autumn Moment
Sight (First in the sense series)
Two seahorses dance circles around each other, For days the female decides if she will be a mother, If she doesn’t like his dance, she will pick another. The father will carry the eggs until ready in a pouch, Mom will rest her body using a turtle as a couch. Up to two thousand tiny … Continue reading Sight (First in the sense series)
