Age (tanka)

The lines on my face

are not penned, they are written; 

etched deep in my soul

The map of my past is scribed

Destiny treads its own path 

© Debbie Razey 2014

Ice (tanka)

Playing dot to dot 

with the lucent twinkling stars

Sugar dashed pavements

glisten beneath the full moon 

Icicle window jewels 

© Debbie Razey 2014

It's Not Too Late!

As we drown in floods of our own making

When the ice caps melt and sea levels rise

Will we then understand or be surprised?

As we smother in air not fit to breathe

When the atmosphere becomes too unclean 

Will we then wish that we'd have taken heed? 

*Now* let's change our ways before it's too late 

Make alternative energy; less waste

Otherwise, I fear this may be our fate...

© Debbie Razey 2014

 

At One

Golden

light shards cascade 

on my autumnal

forest view. My eyes revel 

within

both the

light and shade of 

nature's magnificence.

Serendipity enlightens

my mind...

Without

darkness would we

truly appreciate

the light in all its magnitude...

splendour?

Fire burns

in my belly

ignites... I'll stand tall 

over uncertainty's shadows 

once more! 

Crowned

in hues

of the Phoenix; 

telestic trees whisper

their wisdom... “forgive and be of 

echt love"

My heart 

illumines the 

silhouette I've become. 

Serene solace envelops...I'm

at one!

© Debbie Razey 2014 - Violet Moon Poetry 

Disrobed (haiku)

disrobed by autumn's

wanton, whirling... whispered words

- winter's actions clothe

© Debbie Razey 2014

Grandma

You were a lady of such compassion, soul and grace

That did frequent the earth but now is departed for a better place

We were truly privileged and honoured to have known

All the love and dedication that you have, to us, so frequently shown

A lover of nature, music, family and indeed of life

So caring and giving in her roles of daughter, friend, sister, grandma, mother and wife

Your legacy to us is in all the memories that with you, we shared

I hope you know just how much we appreciated you and cared

Oh grandma thank you for all the love and wisdom that you so gently instilled

Our wish for you now is that your soul in heaven be at peace and fulfilled

There are people in this life that bring with them their own illumination in the grey

For your life and its impact we thank the Lord and pray!

© Debbie Razey 2013

A Battle lost

A Battle Lost

Swept straight off her feet
Happy ever after?
"Invincible" love
proved no match for past demons;
his cross... just to hard to bear!

© Debbie Razey 2014

Tragically more British soldiers and veterans took their own lives in 2012 than were killed in battle! :(

#combatPTSD