Loneliness Haiku (a la carte)

Carving your name on the wall
      Your memory's ghost
    in the prison of my heart

by Melanie Lynch-Evans

The Cursing "Prophet" Haiku (a la carte)

"Growing older, you will see!"
Long you will have heard me.
   ~ Self-fulfilling prophecy~

by: Melanie Lynch-Evans

Truth Haiku (a la carte)

Truth, a gift you discover
     in quiet delight
   unfolds in a paradox.

by Melanie Lynch-Evans

Nature's Origami :)

Love Haiku (a la carte)

Love, a tumbled fleshless dance
            two butterflies
       Carrying His energy

by Melanie Lynch-Evans

Don't Hate the Puppets

Double minded people
allegiance unaligned
Spirits play puppets
with people they find

Against flesh and blood
we war not
but lies and fears
and pride we've got

On goes the drama
it's all about me
cut the strings
in Christ we're free

Free to love
behind the scences
trusting Him
in all means.

Melanie Lynch-Evans  2001

Red Carpet Moment

A lonely concrete walk through the city
Numb to hope, inundated with self pity
Her fragrant debut caressed his face
On a red carpet in a world of grays

Spun him around on the tips of his woes
Against his will, the desire rose
Imprinting her red sunkissed hair
with an accidental invitation to stare

Entranced with desire
warmth igniting to fire
in a quiet scream he stood
too far from the taxi's hood

That moment when ordinary is sublime
It leaves as fast as it comes in time
And all the love that's found alone
returns from what's not been known

Another time, again, they'd never meet
the red carpet ran out from beneath their feet.

Melanie Lynch Evans age 17 revised in 2012

80's Rainbow Geek

I used to be a rainbow geek
crazy sock colors wrapped my feet
Every shadow sparkled on my lids
fun fingernail polishes and Carebear vids

In the 80's I gobbled up many a stare
Toothbrushing food color in my freaky hair
Dying Easter eggs, what a delight,
And I colored like I was Rainbow Bright

Summer time popsicle madness, "I wannnnt reddd!"
"Why does everyone want THAT ONE", I said
Sunday School stories of Joseph's many colors
I will reflect the Light and save my brothers!

Get out of the rain as lightning shoots!
"but Mom, I'm in  rubber rainbow boots!"
My Lucky Charms umbrella twirly defied
as I watched me shine in mother's eyes

I must be somewhere over the rainbow now
my childhood has stopped and taken a bow
and the colorful joys of which I speak
have sought and found other rainbow geeks

Not too sad, a smile and a wink
In a dull gray world, I'm now hot pink
Purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red
I've a spectrum of grandchildren ahead!

by Melanie Sue Lynch Evans  2011