HydrangeaRoll of thunder comes closer.
Wind shrieks in branches,
Deluge blurs distant shore
and beats heavily on roof.
Rabbits shelter under tree roots,
birds nestle in sturdy nests
and wait, like us, for
the tempest to cease.
Lainie Senechal
A Vortex of Changing Emotionsslowly comes to an end,
the pair is overwhelmed by
a vortex of changing emotions –
and hitch a quick ride
to the star-studded heavens.
The cycle, however, is fixed,
patience required to wait
for the appointed evening.
One night of ecstasy
that erases the sorrow
of departure and
annual segregation.
Lainie Senechal
Tanabata: According to legend, each July 7th the weaver star (Vega) and cowherder star (Altair) traverse the Milky Way to renew their ancient bond of love.
Announcement: Lainie will have artwork and poetry in this festival:
Pink Peony
Summer Returns
As summer returns
restless weather settles
into warmer hours.
Now birds raise broods
in hidden nests.
The nights – mild and calm.
A brilliant sun favors
the long, hot hours.
This is the desired season,
despite expected cycle,
a place we wish to stay.
Lainie Senechal
Lilacs in a Vase
A World of Spring
Lilacs’ perfume permeates
breezes that sail
through windows open
to a world of spring.
No storms disturb
season’s delights,
only small waves
lap a rocky shore
under a sunset
that flows like lava
onto the still lake.
Lainie Senechal
Plum Blossoms
Spring’s Path
Aurora’s birds, in vigorous chorus,
celebrate arrival of green days.
Fields that had declined into
dry, brown stubble are
a wonder of new shoots.
Tiny insects emerge into warmth.
Immense skies fill with
golden light, as spring
moves along its steady path.
Lainie Senechal
First Blossoms of Spring
In Its Time
Spring’s heat is brief;
one waits with excitement
for relief from winter’s woes.
Though the heart beats with expectation –
cold, raw days continue.
Do not sweat weather’s worries,
stay calm, spring will,
in its time, arrive.
Lainie Senechal
Announcement: Lainie is exhibiting her artwork in group show at the new Amesbury City Hall gallery. There will be an opening of the exhibit and a celebration of the new gallery in May.
Blue Iris
Early April
In strengthening spring sun
last remnants of snow dissolve –
drip from roof’s edges,
form rivulets along path.
Robins arrive in garden, search
for worms under decaying leaves.
Sprouts of daffodils stretch
their long, green limbs upwards
as if to gather armfuls
of shimmering solar rays.
Lainie Senechal
Announcement: I am exhibiting my watercolors in a group show at Amesbury City Hall during the month of April.
Purple Crocus
Reluctant Spring
Spring is definitely delayed –
one feels as if it may
never come,
but we can dream
of heavenly hours in new light
and warm breezes that
caress bountiful blossoms.
No need to kick and whine,
spring always keeps its promise
and will eventually arrive.
Lainie Senechal
Purple Crocus
All Systems Go
The shine of quarter moon
fades into new light
from fire of rising sun.
Mist, a white shroud,
hovers as a gaseous vapor
above lake’s thinning ice.
Nature puts on the other shoe
with all systems set
to go towards spring.
Lainie Senechal
Announcement: Lainie is exhibiting her artwork in A Small Works Exhibit at the Kaji Aso Studio, 40 St. Stephen St., Boston. Opening reception: Saturday, March 10, 2018 from 7-9 pm.
Three Tulips Opening
moves slowly forward.
In night’s final hour
Aurora sweeps her long skirt,
shimmering with colors,
across the wide horizon.
As dawn calmly blinks open,
we patiently wait for
short days to lengthen,
spring’s new light to arrive.
Lainie Senechal