The Golden Light
I hold the day in my hands,
a captive in the golden light
while all around me an autumn
sky shakes itself loose; a drift
of last summer's dust in this
cool season; and I've always
come here, a sanctuary by
the river to observe the heavens
and open my booklet of calming
psalms, let the wind turn one of
its leaves with its thumb. Not
too far above me a mother wren
has left its nest of moss and
thistledown with her young
to wet their wings in the water;
each one of them and the idyllic
world I'm in all part of the globe
I live inside curved by God's
Hands.
In the Quiet Hours
I opened my paperback,
the smell of wild ginger
lifted from its pages while
I sit alone lost in a faraway
world in the morning light
of my garden, evergreens
all around me, the blue skin
of a spring sky pierced by
the swirling slate of dawn;
quiet hours when birds have
not yet reached the fountain.
I long to gather homegrown
tomatoes later on in the day,
and lemons so plump they
heavily fit in my palm.
My arms are warmed by
the soft fingers of heaven,
and I stay filling my basket
until dusk has come.
The Ways of Wood
In the night air when
the sweet scent of pine
rises I lie down and
dream of a dark forest
with ferns and fossils
in hummus; and when
I wake, the sun is in my
window spilling a path
to my pillow. I remember
hickory chips flying like
sparks, kindling a fire in
the hearth of my home;
my hands finding the ways
of wood -- chopping walnut,
wild cherry, and bird's-eye
maple, sending a prayer at
the end of the day, of life
inside my cabin and in
the hills, every word
warmed inside my heart
before reaching heaven.
Bobbi Sinha-Morey lives in the peaceful city of Brookings, Oregon. There she writes poetry in the morning and at night, always at her leisure. Her poetry has appeared in a variety of places such as Plainsongs, Pirene's Fountain, Oasis Journal 2016, The Wayfarer, Toasted Cheese, and Helix Magazine.
Her books of poetry are available at www.Amazon.com and her work has been nominated for Best of the Net. She loves walking on the beach with her husband.