Poetry Corner: Getaway

POETRY  CORNER

– 5/24/17

Hosted by Kathabela Wilson

Kathabela is traveling to Japan,Taiwan and China for three weeks. While her husband, Rick, gives math lectures, they will also be visiting universities, gardens and friends afar. Kathabela is collecting inspiration and images for future poetry corners and will write new poems and prose of her own.  She certainly appreciates all your encouragement, reading ad writing. Please look for updates on the trip on future Corners if time, and internet, allow.

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From now to when (Photo – Sonny Premo).

Carlos Colón

lazy fall afternoon
leaf-watching
my exercise

Carlos Colón was the author of Haiku Elvis: A Life in 17 Syllables (or Less). He had been writing poems for 40 years. He lived in Shreveport, Louisiana and appeared occasionally as the “King” himself. Carlos died suddenly last year and he’s still missed by many who knew him and were touched by his poetry.

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Leaf watching (Photo – Sonny Premo).

Briony James

I would fly with wings
broad-feathered and strong
soaring
over now
securing my when

Briony James, is a NY native that currently resides in Altadena. She is passionate about classical piano, sewing her own clothes, dancing, painting and poetry.

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Wine glass cloud faces (Photo – Sonny Premo).

Sandi Pray

garden party
drawing cloud faces
on my wineglass
until a songbird comes
to take me away

Sandi Pray, a retired high school librarian, is now a wild child who roams between mountain and marsh in North Carolina and Florida.

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