Travelling Light

A collection of 56 poems, written in various styles. The majority are free verse.

I have four other poetry books:
'Kaleidoscope' - 119 poems, written until 2010;
'Life's Rhythms' - 316 haiku, in the traditional pattern of three lines with 5-7-5 syllables, written from 2011-12;
'Mind-spinning Rainbows' - 150 poems, written from 2013-15; and
'A Poem a Day' - 446 poems, written from 2020-2021.

RAIN

She sits and dreams of making rain
in the dark, shadows dancing mimic
colours of the aghast,
sights and sounds, murmurs
still breathing
watch over the edge
of everything.

The glass splinters into a million shapes,
cast in myriad lights
bright and sparkling, dancing
in the spring sun.
Here she dreams of making rain.

It tears and crashes,
washing away the shards of glass,
splattering the colours rent
with droplets of ice-cold nothing.

Cuts and caresses,
spikes of grass peeking through,
clouds gathering
dust.

Vickie Johnstone, all rights reserved