THE TOUGH & THE TENDER…

Summer sunrise view;
Canterbury bells blossom,
Along landscape stones.

(c) Monica St Hillaire, 2020.

ON A RAINY NIGHT

Severe thunderclap;
Instantaneous downpour!
Windshield now blurry...

(c) Monica St Hillaire, 2020.

Gentle sway of leaf,
Releases water droplets;
Under cloudless sky.

(c) Monica St Hillaire, 2020.

Pure purple I taste,
Rich scent invade my nostrils;
View of vast vineyard...

(c) Monica St Hillaire, 2020.

Warm smell of yellow;
Alongside picnic basket-
Wasps and sunflowers.


(c) Monica St Hillaire, 2020.

Flutter of Goldfinch;
Lemon pie meal at sunrise -
Summer air inhaled.

(c) Monica St Hillaire, 2020.

Flash of lightning,
Crack! Branch falls between tree shrubs;
Mist engulfs hilltop.

(c) Monica St Hillaire, 2020.

At the edge of a cliff,
I stand tall and still.
Would you love me,
Of your will?

Blue sky has turned to grey,
White doves numb from sleep.
Would you walk by,
Watch me weep?

I am clothed in deep hurt,
Thorns grow at my side.
Would you stay or,
Run and hide?

Scout the board of real life,
Like a game of chess.
Queen! Come shield me,
From this mess.

Don't leave me at this edge,
I stand tall and still.
Love me the same,
With free will...

(c) Monica St Hillaire, 2020.

Wing of Cicada,
Complements huge rock crystal;
Twilight closes in...

(c) Monica St Hillaire, 2020.

Gold ray of sunshine,
Beams remnants of rain on rose;
Grey clouds taper off...


(c) Monica St Hillaire, 2020.