In Defense of Weeds
©1993 Susan Noyes Anderson
I’d like to say a word for weeds,
brave victims of mad plowers.
Why must their sturdy lives give way
to frail, elitist flowers?
Nature Poems
Welcome to my collection of original nature poems. Everyone needs a “happy place,” and nature happens to be mine. That’s why I’m making these nature poems available online. They offer readers a chance to explore and commune with the great outdoors, even when they can’t be there personally! These poems also make wonderful gifts, cards, and meditations. Please remember to email a request to me before using one of my nature poems. Include full copyright information on every copy made. (For internet use, a link back to the poem on this site is required.)
FINDING THE POEM YOU WANT: As you scroll through this section, read each snippet sample (usually the first four lines) to get a feel for the poem’s content. When you find something you like, click “CONTINUE READING” to view the entire poem.
Catharsis
©1994 Susan Noyes Anderson, The Lyric
What is this thing that draws me to the sea?
What passion rises with each white-capped swell
to churn upon a watery carousel
and break in frothy secrets, spilling free?
Sand Painting
©2003 Susan Noyes Anderson, His Children, Vantage Point Press
Photograph ©2003 Anita Schiller
A child is playing in the sand.
What secrets does he understand?
He knows the magic of the sea.
The evidence is in his hand.
The Seasoning
©1992 Susan Noyes Anderson (poem only)
Photo by Adarsh Kummur on Unsplash
Bare branches,
gnarled, athritic fingers,
reaching, groping,
which way out?
In Search of Nectar
©1995 Susan Noyes Anderson (poem only)
The hummingbird outside my window flies
to drink of bougainvillea wine each day,
enticed by rich, magenta-colored prey
to claim the sweetest nectar as her prize.
As Bleakness Bows to Bounty
©2009 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Kundan Ramisetti on Unsplash
Oh tree, whose barren limb no comfort gives,
Whose nakedness no calming color brings,
cover in blossoms every soul that lives
and nest, in every heart, a bird that sings.
image by Karl Fredrickson on Unsplash
Fly with the Eagle
©1999 Susan Noyes Anderson and Nikki Noyes Blake,
Awaken Your Spiritual Power, Karisma Press
High on the mountain’s rocky crest,
an eagle soars to make its nest––
surrounded by nature’s majesty,
riding the wind so strong and free.
Joy Cometh in the Morning
©1999 by Susan Noyes Anderson, Awaken Your Spiritual Power, Karisma Press
The dawn in a nightgown of glistening dew
Arouses the sun from her beauty sleep,
To paint from a palette of every hue
A sky that enchants us from slumber deep.