Emerald lands and sapphire seas
her wealth is in diversity,
we relish every sight and sound
from many, one; and so we’re bound.
Even those with smallest talent
take part in this precious balance.
So we make a covenant
before destruction’s imminent,
and seek the knowledge that we need
found inside her lands and seas.
Upon this fragile jewel we spin
and hold onto our hope, within.
© Ginny Brannan 2026
Honoring Earth Day 2026
Image: Piqsels.com
traveling through space
small and insignificant
in a sea of stars
eight billion voices
our words do not hold meaning
where the silence speaks
lost in the vacuum
a single footprint in time
molded in the dust
we search for answers
inside hidden worlds and words
seeking translation
from darkness to life
we come into existence
searching for light
© ginny brannan 2026
Haiku day was April 17th.
A few haikus, existentially speaking.
Implausible, or so it seems
but real or not, can you conceive
the truth that hides inside our dreams?
Where deep within such altered state
the past and present interweave.
and hidden secrets come to light
in rhythmic breathing of the night;
and all the things we dare not say
slip the confines of the day
to acquiesce. reshape, refine
and coalesce inside our mind.
Somewhere in this tug of war,
the soul cries out for want of more:
the long forgotten touch of skin
the ardor hidden in a look
a thirst, found quenched in our rapport,
the heat exploding from within,
new worlds to map, and to explore–
for now we tread this in-between
and bide our time inside a dream.
© Ginny Brannan 2026
