Truth Remains

Deceit weaves webs where shadows lie

But truth within will never die

False words will plant a seed of pain

While calm is found where trust remains

Masked smiles conceal the knife

But honest tongues bring dawn to life

Photos From the Avant Garden - 7/26/25

 

Avant Garden Poetry Amphitheater

Saturday, July 26, 2025

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Where Kindness Grows

Turn from evil, chase the light

Pursue what’s good, hold what’s right

Let peace be found in quiet ways

Shun wrath’s fire, avoid its blaze

Seek life’s path where kindness grows

And watch how mercy’s river flows

Being In Bermuda (Pantoum)

A quixotic dream upon the seas

Tropical winds hum melodies sweet

Jocund waves and coconut trees

A place where sky and ocean meet

Tropical winds hum melodies sweet

A joyous fete on distant sand

A place where sky and ocean meet

We sail toward a sun-kissed land

A joyous fete on distant sand

Laughter flows through salty air

We sail toward a sun-kissed land

Bermuda’s shore, beyond compare

Laughter flows through salty air

Jocund waves and coconut trees

Bermuda’s shore, beyond compare

A quixotic dream upon the seas

Lifted by Light

Worry weeps through silent halls

Heavy hangs where shadow falls

Kindness, spoken soft and light

Lifts the soul and sets it right

Words, when true and gently spun

Shine like dawn where fears had hung

By Faith, Not Sight

I tread where mortal eyes see naught

By faith, not sense, my steps are wrought

Though shadows stretch and tempests rise

Mine anchor holds beyond the skies

No fleeting sign nor worldly flame

Shall turn my heart or shake my frame

Led not by sight, but light within

A spark untouched by doubt or sin

Danse Haiku: Act XIV (Fruit Edition)

Scene 1

Oblong golden arc
Peeling speckles, ripe delight
Banana breakfast

Scene 2

Antioxidants

Collared with ruffled calyx

Blueberry basket

Scene 3

Ruby orbs on vine

Clustered full or pressed to juice

Red grapes in sunshine

Peacemakers’ Harvest

The wise sow seeds in peace and grace

With humble hands, they tend the place

Their hearts are pure, their speech is kind

No wrath or pride is left behind

Through gentleness, they shape the day

And guide the truth in quiet way

Where peace is sown on softened ground

There fruits of righteousness abound

Old Glory (Triolet)

On the Fourth, Old Glory flies high

Stars and stripes in radiant gleam

Igniting the vespers of July

On the Fourth, Old Glory flies high

Fireworks bright and spirits nigh

Where freedom's winds gently stream

On the Fourth, Old Glory flies high

Stars and stripes in radiant gleam

Happy 4th of July!

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Wellspring

Keep your heart, its course runs wide

Quiet rivers swell inside

Shield it well from rust and thorn

Let no cold wind leave it worn

For in that sacred, pulsing keep

Springs of hope begin to leap