Transforming Nymph
glint of morning
in the eyes of my daughter
as a nymph transforms
one thousand golden beads
upon a dragonfly’s wings
Moored Together
two seahorses
brace the storm surge tide
tails tethered
a testament to love
steadfast through life’s tests
Brief Beauty of Life
a bluewing
flutters in the autumn breeze
swept out with the leaves
so little time to share
life’s beauty while soaring
Enshrouding Mist
morning mist
shrouding mountain crater
in dawn-tinged haze
its flow of lava hidden
until burnished by the sun
Spring Snowmelt
spring snowmelt
feeds clear mountain stream
invigorated
by the warmth of her smile
bubbling with kind spirit
Reuniting Currents
united once again
dad’s and mom’s ashes release
into mountain stream
as two circling hawks approach
drawn by unknown currents
Douglas J. Lanzo
Doug
is an award-winning author whose debut novel, The Year of the Bear,
won the 2023 Ames Awards for Young Adult Books, was named a Finalist for the
2023 Hawthorne Prize and was a 2022 Firebird Award winner. Doug’s poetry
has been published in Ariel Chart, Chrysanthemum, Frameless
Sky, Frogpond, Presence and other distinguished
literary journals and anthologies, 70 in all, across the U.S., Canada,
Caribbean, England, Wales, Austria, Mauritius, India, Japan and
Australia. He and his haiku poet twin sons enjoy nature, fishing, tennis,
snorkeling and hiking. His Author’s website is at www.douglaslanzo.com.