it’s often
my experience
that as i
shovel snow,
a large, treetop audience
gathers for the show
–photo by me
friends in high places (shadorma)
Category: poetry
storms pass (tanka)
the storms in life pass–
after which we may see things
in a whole new light;
the silver lining in clouds
sometimes gets left behind
–photo by me
winter solstice within
as a child of nature,
now is the time
to clean my own slate
and unclutter my mind;
to let go of the past
and forgive what is due;
to lay bare my soul
and begin things anew
–photo by me
Limerick 47
A young porcupine known as Jim
Is always going out on a limb
To become my good friend,
But I know, in the end,
That I’ll never get that close to him
–Photo by me
SAD (Shadorma)
When the days
Are shorter in length,
The leaves have
Gone away,
And the sun has lost its strength,
Some folks lose their way
–Photo by me
Sunrise Surprise
Sun dogs are strange beasts. Whether they look like a distant atomic explosion or Orion’s Belt on the horizon, they never fail to remind me of that old saying:
“There are three sides to every story:
my side, your side, and the truth.”
–Photo by me
beauty & the beast (senryu)
bewitched by the sky,
we may overlook trouble
on the horizon
–photo by me
haiku 134
sunbeams in woodsmoke
provide a soft, glowing light
for my morning walk
–photo by me
Shot of the Day (12/5/22)
A curious capture, if one can make heads or tails of it.
–Photo by me
life beyond earth (tanka)
we needn’t wonder
if there’s life beyond our earth–
the answer’s right here
if a lone island has life,
then so do the distant shores
–photo by me
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