michaeljordahl

Duel Nature

There must be an up

For there to be a down;

Something must be lost

For something to be found;

There has to be chaos

If there is to be a plan;

There must be a woman

For there to be a man.

–Photo by me

wordless wednesday 10/1/25

–photos by me

senryu 87

fiery autumn leaves

don’t warm my extremities,

but do warm my heart

–photo by me

Autumn Leaves

I’m walking the Mesabi Trail;

up here, the hardwoods prevail.

Some maples are only now turning,

Though most of them look like they’re burning!

–Photos by me

How Everything Got Here

Once upon a time, there was nothing.

I mean, there was nothing but nothing.

In fact, there was so much nothing,

That that fact became something,

And once there was something,

It quickly exploded into everything.

–Photo by me

change of clouds

all summer, the clouds had their fun,

but now there is much to be done;

in autumn, they race

at a feverish pace

past the featureless face of the sun.

–photo by aaron

walk with me

come on now and walk with me

i’ll show to you the orangest tree

and forest friends, so wild and free–

these are things you gotta see!

–photos by me

pretty in pink (shadorma)

unhappy

that the autumn brings

no colors

to the pines,

mother nature sometimes strings

them up in pink vines

–photo by me

wordless wednesday 9/17/25

–photos by me

shot of the night 9/16/25

from out here in the woods,

the auroras are breathtaking

as they shimmer and dance

over the silent, stately pines.

heaven seems so close.

–photo by me