Waltz of the Wildflowers
Softly plays the breeze
across stems
Petals
dance in ecstasy
at its caress
Nodding heads
bow to each other
In perfectly choreographed
unison
As nature's
ballroom
hosts
The waltz of the wildflowers
© Andrea Da Costa
Nature's Dress
Butterfly alights upon a leaf
Wings moving in
the breeze
Making me forget myself
And putting my mind at ease
So delicate and beautiful
A gift of nature
so sweet
A dash of colour amongst the green
Nature's palette replete
Serenity embraces me
I feel its sweet
caress
The utter perfection of all things
Is revealed in nature's dress
© Andrea Da Costa
A Winter View
Outside my window
a blanket
of white
Glistening softly
on this moonlit night
Wrapping the world
in an icy embrace
And embroidering trees
with delicate lace
Softening the shape
of the landscape below
An endless sea
of undulating snow
The world outside
is held in its thrall
A frozen still life
until spring comes to call
© Andrea Da Costa
Flexibility (Pantoum)
Trees that bend with the wind don't
fall
They stay young and forever green
Shaped by the wind as they grow tall
Becoming gnarled and serene
They
stay young and forever green
Never hardening into rigidity
Becoming gnarled and serene
Able to move with fluidity
Never
hardening into rigidity
They are not broken by storms
Able to move with fluidity
Assuming marvellous forms
They
are not broken by storms
They keep reaching for the sky
Assuming marvellous forms
Fully branched when they die
They
keep reaching for the sky
Shaped by the wind as they grow tall
Fully branched when they die
Trees that bend with
the wind don't fall
© Andrea Da Costa
Autumn Leaves (Pantoum)
Leaves
falling to the ground
Scarlet, copper and gold
Floating down without a sound
The air is growing cold
Scarlet,
copper and gold
Leaves crunch beneath my feet
The air is growing cold
Smelling oh so sweet
Leaves crunch
beneath my feet
Their colours everywhere
Smelling oh so sweet
Crisp pure autumn air
Their colours everywhere
Floating
down without a sound
Crisp pure autumn air
Leaves falling to the ground
© Andrea Da Costa
andrea@piecesofmyheart.org
