art © 2024 Marjorie J. Levine
photo courtesy of Frederick Piccarello
© Marjorie J. Levine 2024
HAIKUS
A SIDE GLANCE
Yesterday is still
Inside me like a new view
I hold on tightly.
EVERYTHNG ENDS
After the good deeds
The blue sky blended with clouds
Ennui filled the cup.
FADING SLOWLY
Afternoon is gone
The tree bends to the pale light
Footprints fade to dark.
GOING AWAY
Sundown by the bay
The letter now floats away
She walks to the night.
IN THE NIGHT SKY
ABOVE THE CITY AVENUE
The moon high above
One star below on the left
Both move and shine bright.
MANHATTAN
Driving south one day
Miles spill over shoulders
I was almost home.
MEDITATION MYSTERY
Alone in body
Who am I to determine
The sweet soul of self.
NORTH
Red house in grey sky
Who sleeps next to those branches
In the dim soft light.
ONE DIRECTION
Signs point to one way
And it was the only place
To find memories.
SERIOUSLY
In all seasons here
Time bends to the azure sea
But leaves me paler.
SHARP TONES
As the grey comes in
Shades turn to crisp clarity
And shine old to new.
THE BEND IN THE VIEW
She who once lived there
So long ago would shed tears
To see this new view.
THE BLACK VELVET DRESS
The black velvet dress
So long ago I lost it
Never since replaced.
THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT THE NIGHT
The darkness at night
The grey soul spirit above
The past in green light.
THIS VIEW FOR WHOSE EYES
This unbroken view
Caught my eye in October
One light day at dusk.
THROUGH A PARTICULAR
KALEIDOSCOPE LENS
Time passed in this house
Where I had magical dreams
And now I am old.
TOGETHER
The beach at sunrise
The sand under soft blue mist
Two hands bind morning.
TOPEKA CAN BE
WHATEVER YOU WANT IT TO BE
Topeka in sun
Will soon change to Topeka
In white crystal snow.
VIEWS IN AFTERTHOUGHTS
This was the first spot
Where I saw the pale stranger
Then he went away.
WAXING CRESCENT
Illuminated
In a shiny blue night sky
Twigs tremble and freeze.
WHAT’S LEFT
Light blue to dark blue
The curtain fell on water
Rocks remained so strong.
WINDOWS
Through a lens long gone
There was magic in the view
Past is so quisquous.
WISCONSIN DELLS
The huge movie screen
Sits behind the red flowers
In Wisconsin Dells.
A DEATH IN THE VALLEY
One life dead ended
The day he left the blue stream
And rode to the hills.
FORTUITOUS HIGHWAY
His right was her left
So they met in the middle
Love bended two hearts.
SOMBER
She moves as one young
And one day she will be old
A different face.
THE OLD STREET
Going back that day
Was a huge mistake to make
The street had cobwebs.
THE VIOLET TULIP
Is the color right
Is the flower really pink
Eyes closed last summer.
TONE DEAF
The widow sat still
Hearing wind on Saturday
A new man brought songs.
TRACES OF SAND ON A CITY STREET
After a hot day
The green beach towel was lost
On concrete tan stones.
LIGHTHOUSES
Mist sets on azure
One light beckons through the fog
And brings lost ones home.
LIGHTHOUSES II
Whether under grey
Or under blue, the soft hues
Bring travelers home.
