the best guiding lights
i’ve encountered in my life
did not shine brightly
they captured my attention
with a soft, beautiful glow
–photo by me
Tag: poetry
the drifter
the drifter came
without a name
on crashing waves
one night
and there he stood
this man of wood
in morning’s cool
sunlight
he stands and stares
but never shares
what he’s looking
for
i guess someday
he’ll drift away
to find another
shore
–photo by me
Limerick–24
When I spotted a six-legged deer,
I admit that I started to fear
I was titched in the head,
Till the deer calmly said,
“Relax, man, there’s two of us here.”
–photo by me
paradise lost again
if i should leave
to live on mars
i’d see the earth
among the stars
and wonder why
we foolish men
have passed up
paradise–again
–photo not by me lol (pinterest)
i’s
i woke up one morning
and everyone’s eyes were my eyes
i woke up one morning
(revised from 3/18)
–photo by me
haiku 80
waiting for spring break
the teacher’s patience grows thin
the pupils grow cold
–photo by me
morning prayer
as the sun rises on a new day
may we go forth in our lives
healthy in mind, body, spirit
let us not forget compassion
kindness, and dignity for all
may we remember to pause
to absorb the natural beauty
and wonders of this world
may our spirits be renewed
as the sun rises on a new day
–photo by my son, Aaron
senryu: isolated
isolated souls
may just need a little warmth
to help melt the ice
–photo by me
Shot of the Day 2/27/20
The immature bald eagle is,
I’m sure that some will say,
A more befitting emblem for
America today.
–Photo by me
tanka: forgotten
if you work with wood
even your best work always
ends up rotten
work with words and your best work
will never be forgotten
–photo by me
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