11/6/2010*

THE MARK ON THE WALL
WAS THE GHOST OF A SPIDER
LONG SINCE CRAWLED AWAY
©2010 Joyce E Coley


11/7/2010*

THE NEW MECHANIC
GAZED AT THE PRISTINE ENGINE
BENEATH THE SLEEK HOOD
©2010 Joyce E Coley


11/8/2010

COOL CRISP AUTUMN WINDS
FIND A WAY INSIDE OUR COATS
BLUSHING RED OUR SKIN
©2010 Joyce E Coley

11/5/2010*



BARREN TREE BRANCHES
UNDER A GLOOMY GRAY SKY
REVEAL EMPTY NESTS
©2010 Joyce E Coley

10/12/2010*

FROM HER WINDOW PERCH
WATCHING NIGHT CREATURES OUTSIDE
MY TABBY, SASHA
©2010 Joyce E Coley

10/13/2010*

POLLEN FILLS THE AIR
SNEEZING AND COUGHING ENSUES
ASTHMA’S ON THE WAY
©2010 Joyce E Coley


10/16/2010

MY SPIRIT IS DAMPENED
LONELINESS CHALLENGES ME
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
©2010 Joyce E Coley


10/16/2010*

BLUE GRAY CLOUDS
PUSHED ASIDE BY THE SUNSHINE
A PERFECT FALL DAY
©2010 Joyce E Coley


10/18/2010*

AS THE SPIDER WEAVES
RAINDROPS GLISTEN IN HIS WEB
NATURE’S ART AT WORK
©2010 Joyce E Coley

10/19/2010

LIKE BRIGHT TINY STARS
RAINDRENCHED LEAVES REFLECT SUNS RAYS
SPARKLING RED AND GOLD
©2010 Joyce E Coley


10/20/2010

MY FAMILIES ROOTS
LOST IN THE PASSAGE OF TIME
DETERS MY RESEARCH
©2010 Joyce E Coley


10/20/2010*

BENEATH THE DAMP SOIL
ROOTS THRIVE TO SPREAD UNDISTURBED
AN HOMAGE TO TREES
©2010 Joyce E Coley


10/21/2010*

SHADOWS ON THE STREET
TRAILING ME AS I WANDER
CLOSER THAN MY SKIN
©2010 Joyce E Coley


10/22/2010*

BRIGHT MOON GLARING DOWN
TRICK OR TREATERS ON THE PROWL
WITNESS HALLOWEEN
©2010 Joyce E Coley


10/23/2010*

BRISK COLD AUTUMN WINDS
COMPETE WITH WARM BRIGHT SUNSHINE
WE ARE IN THE MIDST
©2010 Joyce E Coley


10/25/2010*

HIGH OVER OUR HEADS
ICE BLUE STARS DOT THE NIGHT SKY
SPARKLING LIKE DIAMONDS
©2010 Joyce E Coley


10/25/2010*

TEARDROPS STREAK MY FACE
MY HEART IS CLENCHED WITH LONGING
LONELINESS PERVADES
©2010 Joyce E Coley


10/26/2010*

MY SPIRIT IS CALM
MY HEART IS NOW FORGIVING
MY SOUL IS AT PEACE
©2010 Joyce E Coley


10/28/2010*

BREEZES FROM THE OCEAN
BRUSH THE MIST ACROSS MY FACE
REFRESHING MY SKIN
©2010 Joyce E Coley

10/29/2010*

MY WINDOWS GLISTEN
RAINDROPS CAUGHT BY THE SUNSHINE
SHIMMER DOWN SLOWLY
©2010 Joyce E Coley


10/30/2010*

MY MIRROR LOOKS BACK
WRINKLES FILL THE ONCE SMOOTH FACE
REFLECTING THE TRUTH
©2010 Joyce E Coley


10/31/2010

EYES PEEK THROUGH THEIR MASKS
AT PORCH LIGHTS THAT SAY.. STOP HERE
TREATS ARE ON THE WAY
©2010 Joyce E Coley


11/1/2010*

TWILIGHT SOOTHES MY ROOM
A BREAK FROM THE GLARE OF LIGHT
WELCOME TO EVENING
©2010 Joyce E Coley


11/3/2010*

THE VOTES HAVE BEEN CAST
THE HOUSE CAN FIGHT OBAMA
STALEMATE CONTINUES
©2010 Joyce E Coley

FABRICS HANG ON THE LINE
FRESH FROM A WARM WATER BATH
DRYING TO BE QUILTED

©2010 Joyce E Coley

THE DULCIMER SINGS
LILTING SONGS OF LONG AGO
MUSIC FOR MY SOUL

©2010Joyce E Coley

LAWN CHAIRS SIT EMPTY
WARMED THROUGH THE PATIO WINDOWS
WAITING FOR SUMMER

©2010 Joyce E Coley

SOFT SUMMER RAINDROPS
TAP, TAP ON MY UMBRELLA
RHYTHM FROM THE SKY

©2010 Joyce E Coley

BEREFT OF HER LEAVES
SHE STANDS WITH NAKED BRANCHES
WAITING FOR WINTER

©2010 Joyce E Coley

DARK OVERCAST SKIES
THREATEN MY MOTIVATION
LULLS ME TOWARDS SLEEP

©2010Joyce E Coley

 GOLDEN LEAVES SCATTER

BLOWING FROM DANCING BRANCHES

AUTUMN'S LAST HURRAH

©2010Joyce E Coley

BUTTERFLIES EMERGE
FLYING FREE FROM THEIR COCOONS
AN ARRAY OF COLORS

©2010Joyce E Coley

TWILIGHT CLOSES IN

SHADOWS CREEP ACROSS THE LAWN

GRASS GLISTENS WITH DEW

©2010Joyce E Coley

HE TAPS MY WINDOW
THE CARDINAL SEES HIS FOE
HIS OWN REFLECTION

©2010Joyce E Coley

MIST LEFT BY THE FOG
LIGHTLY PAINTED THE ROOF TOPS
BARELY TOUCHED THE GROUND

©2010Joyce E Coley

9/24/2010 8:41 PM*

HOLLOW WITHOUT LEAVES
NO LONGER FEELING NAKED
DRESSED IN THE SUN’S RAYS
©2010 Joyce E Coley

9/26/2010 10:11 AM*

BUSY BUZZING BEES

EXCITED BY THE POLLEN

BUZZED THE WORKER BEES

©2010 Joyce E Coley

9/26/2010 3:13 PM

STANDING WITH ARMS RAISED
NEWBORN HELD TOWARDS THE SKY

RITUAL OF LIFE
©2010 Joyce E Coley

9/26/2010 3:40 PM

BILLOWING CURTAINS
TEASE THE ROOM THEY LEFT

THE PATIO SMILES

©2010 Joyce E Coley

9/26/2010 3:41 PM

WAFTING ON THE BREEZE
PERMEATING MY SENSES
DEAD SKUNK IN THE STREET
©2010 Joyce E Coley

9/27/2010

SCENT OF APPLE PIE
CANNING JARS AT THE READY
WHO ELSE BUT NANA
©2010 Joyce E Coley

9/27/2010*

STREAKS OF DEEP SKY BLUE
MIRROR THEMSELVES ON THE WATER
ONCE THE MIST HAS CLEARED
©2010 Joyce E Coley

9/28/2010 2:05 PM*

SUMMER’S HEAT TURNS COOL

FALL’S COOLNESS YIELDS TO AUTUMN

WINTER CLOAKS THEM ALL

©2010 Joyce E Coley

9/24/10

BEFORE DARKNESS FALLS
BEAUTIFUL COLORS STREAK THE SKY
SUNSHINE'S FAREWELL BID
©2010 Joyce E Coley

9/22/10

CLOUDS SHARE THE SUNSHINE
OVER VESTIGES OF FALL
DRIED LEAVES SCATTERED EVERYWHERE
©2010 Joyce E Coley*

Haiku 9/20/10 (2)

  
 THE BOW GLIDES SLOWLY
  SOFTLY CARESSING THE STRINGS
  DEFT FINGERS MAKE MUSIC
 ©2010 Joyce E Coley

Haiku 9/20/10

Daylight fall towards night
Twilight eases her into darkness
Daybreak waits to rise.

©2010Joyce E Coley

9/7/2010

BREEZES BRUSH HIS TAIL
SPLAYED ON HIGH BRANCHES ABOVE
A SQUIRREL IN REPOSE


©2010Joyce E Coley*

9/9/2010

THE MOURNING DOVE CRIES
HIS SOFT MORNING SONG
SOOTHING HIS PARTNER


©2010Joyce E Coley*

9/18/2010

FROM MY BED I SEE
THE GOLDEN RAYS OF THE SUN
BATHING MY HALLWAY


©2010 Joyce E Coley*