Live Encounters Poetry & Writing March 2025
The Soul of a Seashell, poems by JoyAnne O’Donnell.
The Soul of a Seashell
I always love the surprise gifts of seashells
The gentle morning ocean walk
In the quiet refreshing land of the oceans wing
A seashell holds many songs to sing
A whispered wave, a gentle sigh
Echoes of the blue day calming high
Soft clouds string by
Giving us time to see all that is free
Inside the seashells drum the sea waves always hum
The seagulls are angelic wings flying under the calling sun
The tide holds ancient secrets and moons leap
Carrying the waves to always peep
Of golden treasures beaming of days to keep
The seashell is swirled and shaped like the world that was spun
Seashell echo peace waves to ring under our hearts sun
The soul of the seashell sparkles a thousand stars colors
With the many planets towers.
Sun’s Embrace
I taste a rainbow
In my drink of water
To genuine fresh new day
The morning sweet red
With yellow lace of warm sun
Gives us a warm embrace
To start the day to grace
When everything comes alive to see
The birds spiral all around
Through our sky
With all that is good from way up high
Singing joyous songs
Carrying the sun on my arm
As a energy field for good
The true maple tree’s songs
Sterling silver raindrops
Bloom the flowers so strong
Liquid gold rays
Make everything shine
Green palm trees sway
With God’s flute to sing
Of a beautiful day to bring
Fruit in our baskets
Playing every days tune
Of a symphony choir strikes noon
Swaying notes in the air of all good tides
Inside the sparkling peace stars
Inner ties forever in my heart a star.
Cardinals Breath
True red hearts of love
Fly in their wings
Not a wrinkle in their song
A length of skies miracle
To see a cardinal in our day
Puffed white clouds beep
Looking for night to sleep
An owl would hop on one
In the day time
To escort his nightingale friend
Shining white inside this new day of light.
© JoyAnne O’Donnell
JoyAnne O’Donnell writes from Emmitsburg Maryland. Born in Pennsylvania but has traveled all over. Nominated for The Pushcart twice. JoyAnne’s latest poems were published in Setu magazine. JoyAnne is author of five poetry books on amazon. JoyAnne is also a lover of swimming, and especially writing poems about nature and wildlife and true-life experiences.