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At the River Bank

At the bank of a river Sits an empty bench Soulful it seems As if listening to the rushing water Feeling the mist upon its surface So alone It calls for company Pull Up a Seat Photo Challenge – Week 33 by xingfumama. Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Bank by Sue W & Gerry C

Resilience

Time was such an elusive idea Slipping through grasping fingers End of days incomplete Suddenly I find time staring me down Challenging my resilience In my new found freedom Retirement alters the power of time Malleable as putty To be molded anew Time was such an elusive idea Challenging my resilience To be molded anewContinue reading “Resilience”

Invasive Species

A small field in small town Maryland Filled with world travelers I had hoped to meet some locals But the exotic is intriguing And their presence steal the show Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)

Moss-Covered Secrets

I have secrets! You don’t believe me? Of course not. I am a model citizen after all. I check each of the boxes: A successful career, a lovely family, wonderful friends… Nobody suspects the darkness within, nor sees the weight of the burdens I carry. I don’t believe that speaking of such things is beneficialContinue reading “Moss-Covered Secrets”

A Haibun: Every Summer

Each summer, I gaze into the bright face of a sunflower and vow to plant some in my garden. Spring arrives… I ready my flowerbeds, go to the local nursery and buy the usual vegetables and annuals. Deep summer arrives and I see sunflowers… in somebody else’s garden. Faces shine brightly To rival the summerContinue reading “A Haibun: Every Summer”

Spreading the Fear

Disseminating fear Easily dismissed by my brain Just another day in a backward world Yet my body feels the impact Little flutters of the heart Fatigued to the core Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge #281

Garden Stroll

“The garden reconciles human art and wild nature, hard work and deep pleasure, spiritual practice and the material world. It is a magical place because it is not divided.” Thomas Moore All of the photos in this post were taken at Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. A lovely and irresistible place for aContinue reading “Garden Stroll”

The Marvelous

Mass production of “must haves” at the press of a button. Machines are modern marvels, but the marvelous are handmade. Featured image is a photo taken by me of an artwork display at Albany International Airport. Robert Hite, Migration House, reclaimed wood and metal, 2007-2017.

Kingbirds

Flycatchers abound Balmy afternoon By southeastern lake They fly around me Swooping and darting One lands finally An eastern kingbird Perched high in a tree Next day undeterredI walk by a swampAnd for goodness sake It’s a gray kingbird That swoops from the sky It may be absurd Is the app faulty? Same bird possibly dVerseContinue reading “Kingbirds”

Cottage on the Pond

Childhood revisited Pond-side summer cottage Just where it was so many years ago Rowboats and canoes Dock jumping at rustic community beaches Barefoot freedom through green pastures and hardwood forests (yes!)Poison ivy infections… an occasional bloodsucking leech (ugh!) Little has changed since thenJust the perspective The natural beauty breathtaking The adventure elusive W3 Prompt #119: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Robbie,Continue reading “Cottage on the Pond”