when we try
every morning
to cross the
rocky way,
the beasts come without warning–
searching for their prey
photo by me
in the headlights (shadorma)
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perfectly lost
upon the inspection
of his own reflection,
the gull was impressed
and called it perfection.
with no explanation,
he deserted his station
and followed his image
to an unknown location.
sometimes self-promotion’s
a powerful potion,
and soon the gull found
he was lost on the ocean.
–photo by me
the angle (tanka)
the banks of the creek
prosper under the same sun–
yet, one is favored
though the sun shines on us all,
it’s the angle that matters
–photo by me
Chipmunk
I’m quite ill today (feels like razorblades in my throat), so I’m just going to leave you with a shot of a happy young chipmunk for this post. Take a look at his fingers–instead of cracking nuts, he could be cracking safes! Ouch. Don’t make me laugh.
Photo by me
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beyond the sunset,
children are being slaughtered–
i see no beauty
–photo by me
Three Lost Kittens
I searched for our neighbor’s lost kittens
Named Luna, Sophia, and Mittens,
And finally located all three
Curled up at the base of a tree–
And as I was taking them home,
I thought up this whimsical poem.
–Photo by me
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a solar eclipse–
when the moon briefly becomes
the star of the show
–photo by me
Shot of the Night 10/14/23
I took this shot with my phone as my camera is having some issues, but you get the picture.
Standing out here, I peer into the depths of space and wonder: if the night sky looks like this through my phone from this dusty rural arm of the galaxy, what does it look like from downtown?
–photo by me
scarecrow’s quest (shadorma)
the scarecrow
quit his post today;
now crows are
in the grain–
some folks say he ran away
looking for a brain
–photo by me
Shot of the Day 10/10/23
I saw this old cop car in a farmers yard and had to get a shot of it. Perhaps I watched too many cartoons as a child, but these old Fords with the gumball machine on top were a lot of fun and common characters back then. They could stand up and walk on their wheels and used cats for sirens. They chased bootleggers and bankrobbers. This one still looks traumatized from it all.
he was born in the great depression,
and i can’t believe all that he’s seen;
just look at his facial expression–
i think that you’ll know what i mean
–photo by me
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