poetry

  • The Castle

    Sharon L Letson, Author

    (an excerpt from the book The Seventh City by Sharon L Letson) From this vantage point he could see the source of the music. Instruments he had never seen before were playing beautiful tunes in a clearing to the left of an open square directly in front of the castle. Beautiful young girls with colorful…

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  • My Secret Cove

    Sharon L Letson, Author

    There’s a place I go That no one knows And they can never find me It’s all my own A place near home That only I can see A secret door And then there’s more A sandy beach and palm trees! The breeze that blows Is never cold And smells of spice and sand and…

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  • Simplicity

    Simplicity

    Sharon L Letson, Author

    Simplicity Why should I reach for the stars? When I prefer to admire them from afar. Too close and they’d burn too bright. Surrounded by darkness they decorate the night. Like pearls sliding off a thread. A million sparkles of yellow, blue, and red I do not desire the depths of the ocean to reach,…

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  • Dragon Time!

    Dragon Time!

    Sharon L Letson, Author

    The question always is, which comes first? The poem or the painting. In today’s case it was the poem and then I created the painting to match my vision of it. I do find that harder than getting the painting first and writing a short story or poem based on that, but sometimes you just…

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  • Spring Shift

    Spring Shift

    Sharon L Letson, Author

    One of my favorite thing about Spring is all the fresh, fragrant smells in the air. You can feel a subtle shift in the outdoors as the air warms, buds and blooms starting appearing, and oh the smells! So delicious. I just want to breathe them in. One of the first things that blooms at…

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  • Light

    Light

    Sharon L Letson, Author

    The inspiration for this watercolor/poem combination comes from some decorative vases that my sister has placed in a window of her home. I love the colors and the way the light and shadows look. Life is as fragile as glass And as fleeting as the shadows they cast But light fractured Dances and skips it’s…

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  • A Cabin in the Woods

    A Cabin in the Woods

    Sharon L Letson, Author

    This painting started out with a color idea. I had a specific color combination in mind and every color I chose had to fit the palatte I was going for. I am very happy with the result and I love the colors! I didn’t intend to paint our cabin, but it just happens to be…

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  • Wander

    Wander

    Sharon L Letson, Author

    What a fun challenge I set for myself! Painting started as a fun hobby. Now when I paint something I’ve decided to connect it to something I write. Sometimes the writing comes first and sometimes the painting. For today’s challenge, I had this painting in mind. I envisioned the painting and then wrote the following…

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  • Poetry and Watercolor Fun

    Poetry and Watercolor Fun

    Sharon L Letson, Author

    With some supplies my daughter, the artist, sent me, I started painting watercolors. I have to admit I wasn’t very good at first, but I enjoyed doing it. I look forward to being able to sit down and paint every day. It’s very therapeutic. But I am first of all a writer so I started…

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