we all hope to rest
in peace one day, but for some,
the struggle never ends
–photo by me
restless (senryu)
Author: michaeljordahl
Retired Miner, loves science, reading, carving, walking, recovering alcoholic
broken souls (archives)
crystal balls
fall all around
and shatter as they
strike the ground,
while silently
we march en masse
thru bloody fields
of broken glass;
how beautiful
the crystal sphere
a perfect orb
so pure and clear;
yet hold a shard
up to the sun
and rainbows shine
on everyone
silent sunday 7/31/22
–photos by me
feel the fear (tanka)
when fear suddenly
threatens to overwhelm us–
we must embrace it
for we can never be brave
unless we are afraid first
–photo by me
Limerick 40
A timid young turtle named Nell
Was told she was ugly as hell,
And it hurt her inside
For her friends had all lied–
And now, she stays home in her shell
–Photo by me
america, the leaning
america
please understand
a house divided
cannot stand
and if we lean
too far one way
the winds of change
will seize the day
and we won’t have
a house at all–
america will fall
–photo by me
silent sunday 7/24/22
–photos by me
Shot of the Day 7/22/22
–Photo by me
haiku 124
some swarms of insects
silently hang in the air–
like the ‘g’ in gnat
–photo by me
day, interrupted
when storm clouds
rolled in
o’er the city
at dawn,
the night crept
back in
and the lights came
back on,
and all that
i’d planned
for the day is
now gone
–photo by me
michaeljordahl 