ChristineBruness

autumn evening
hearing the campfire hiss
from the rain's kisses

October morning
fog rolls across the graveyard
or: phantoms dancing?

high school marathon
runners vanish in the mist
of the foggy morn

glass jack-o-'lantern
smashed to pieces by goblins
this Halloween night

swarms of white & gray
soaring in the twilight...
sky of seagulls

blustery fall day~
mailman chases the letter
blowing in the wind

In the backyard,
green eyes peering from the bush
kitty is stalking me!

apple pie baking
fills the air with cinnamon
this autumn Sunday

Stormy evening
lighting a dozen candles
for an ancient flame.

autumn shore trip
alone on the beach amongst
an ocean of ghosts

watching the candle
struggle against the draft...
suddenly darkness

Surfing the web,
from site to link to more sites--
information overdose!

Outside the window,
soft calls from a mourning dove
transport me to peace.

vegetarian
tries to resist temptation
of sizzling sausage

Autumn evening~
soft moonlight illuminates
the small spider's web.

Christine Bruness is a published author and artist. Her work has appeared in over 300 hard copy and online publications, including Dreams of Decadence, Haiku Headlines, (was the "Featured Poet in November 2002) Frogpond, Bolts of Silk, and Transcendent Visions. She has been the recipient of 39 writing awards, including the 2000 NJ Writer of the Year Award and 4 Readers' Choice Awards from Haiku Headlines. For her first book Imbalance, An Experimental Collection of Micro Stories and Poetry, Christine was honored to receive the Rose/Rosemary Zienteck Award from the Bayonne Writers' Group, New Jersey's largest statewide non-profit writing organization.

Christine is a lover of cats and spends most of her earnings feeding the strays. She lives in New Jersey with her husband Richard, their kitten Daisy, and a pack of strays who visit often.