fire and ice
do not play nice
when greeting one another,
and yet it’s true
that orange and blue
complement each other.
–photo by me
shot of the day 3/30/26
Month: March 2026
pawn shop man (archives)
pawn shop man
call off your goon
i think we
better settle
i offered you
my gold doubloon
you said it
was base metal
you told me that
my silver spoon
was iron
like this kettle
pawn shop man
i think that soon
you’re going to
test my mettle
–image by gemini
wordless wednesday 3/25/26
–photos by me
eagle cinquain
eagle
mighty, fearsome
plundering, preying, gorging
symbol of our nation
raptor
–photo by me
haiku 201
sexy dawn bends down
and kisses the bare asphalt
of the curvy road
–photo by me
Monochrome Monday
The winter blast has finally passed–
I’m going out for a walk at last.
As I go, I see the snow
Up in the trees– it’s quite a show!
A lovely scene, so serene,
The whole forest is crystalline.
Yes, it’s quite a stunning sight–
Even if it’s black and white!
–photos by me
limerick 90
a thievin’ raccoon known as neil
laid his paws on all they could steal,
and maybe that’s why
he’d faithfully try
to wash them before every meal.
–photo by me
tanka tuesday
if we are all one,
then that ‘one’ is singular
and truly alone–
despite how things may appear,
you are the only one here.
–image by gemini
minnesota wolf (shadorma)
from the trees,
a timber wolf sees
me stumbling
on the ice;
i can only hope that he’s
minnesota nice.
–photo by me
praying for spring
he sits there in his tree all day,
a tiny monk, robed in grey;
with folded paws, he starts to pray–
to all the squirrel gods.
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he prays with everything he’s worth
to launch the bloom of mother earth;
the time has come for her rebirth–
against all earthly odds.
–photo by me
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