Nature Poems
Nature Reflections
by D Shapiro with comments by J Shapiro
Catalina’s gray silhouette
pierces the red afterglow
of a fallen sun
A kayak enters
the half moon’s reflection
a wave breaks…
Nature and Cycle of Life Poems
by D Shapiro with comments by J Shapiro
In a not yet still pond,
Myriad reflections of impressionistically painted,
multi-colored leaves…
ripple in slow undulations.
Seeing
by D Shapiro
Seeing
I raised my arms to the vastness of the stars
then gently lowered them to touch the earth
As I did so, my glasses fell awkwardly
over my face, making me look
ludicrous and insignificant.
I cared.
Reflecting
by D Shapiro
a double heron
mirrored in the pond;
something stirs,
its black eye shimmers
in the sky below
In the sky below
its black eye shimmers;
something stirs,
mirrored in the pond;
a double heron
I see; and wake
More nature Poems, J Comments
by D Shapiro
A soft furry squirrel
claws the trunk of a
weeping willow.
The wind frolics with
the drooping limbs,
blowing skyward.
More Nature Poems
by D Shapiro with comments by J Shapiro
DEWDROP
Hanging from a blade
Of grass, a delicate dew
drop reflects the world
Perspectives on A Coconut Tree…And Beyond
by D Shapiro
From a distance the wide leaves of the young coconut tree arched like banana fronds.
But upon approaching one could see the shadow of the tree’s sharply defined needles woven into the grass.