Caged bird, I hear your song – sad and lamenting.How I wish I could mend your mutilated wingsso you may fly high above the hillsover which your tune disseminates.Free birds hear your fearful trillwhile mindlessly soaring among the clouds,but a free bird cannot truly fathoma desperate cry for freedom. Written for dVerse host Kim’s Poetics:Continue reading “Desperate Cry”
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An Imayo: Mushrooms
A changing of the season, evidence aboundAs leaves fall to forest floor, blithely emerging While others wither away, their heads upliftedDaring us to take a bite; a photo will do. Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 2 Ragtag Daily Prompt RDP Monday: SEASON
Autumn and Metal
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Autumn or Metal
Funky Chickens
Flamboyant peopleCreative self-expressionChickens raise the bar Reena’s Xploration Challenge #300 I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation XXXI Update: I had to link this post to RDP Friday! Funky!, hosted by Martha Kennedy. Love the funky duck, Martha!
Oasis
You provide a remarkable gathering placeA meetup for my fine feathered friendsYour large bowl and your broad sturdy baseDesigned for security lendsAn opportunity for vigorous splishes and splashesTussling and vying until you run dryA garden hose of fresh water fills your stashesReplenished, then in the birds flyEvery season and throughout the whole yearIn the backyardContinue reading “Oasis”
Magical Moon
Magical moonbeamsShine their light upon the earthSea responds in kind Hiding in the darkPeeking out from the shadowsI know you are there Brightest of the brightIn your full glory tonightSleep shall elude me The trees are adornedBy the light of the full moonHarmonious ease Denzil’s Nature Photo Challenge #30: Moon Ragtag Daily Prompt RDP Friday!Continue reading “Magical Moon”
An Autumn Equinox Tanka
Stunning harvest moonIlluminates the cornfieldsOscillating stalksSly corn-spirit animalA wolf that casts no shadow Written for Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry challenge. Listed among Colleen’s kigo phrases for the Autumn Equinox is “corn-spirit animals.” There are apparently many types of corn-spirit animals, including one taking the form of a wolf. The “corn-wolf” was known to causeContinue reading “An Autumn Equinox Tanka”
Some of My Favorites
Structures This image was taken at a University botanical garden in North Carolina. I love the way the structure appears to be a portal to another realm. An impromptu cellphone photo of the underside of a pier while walking along the beach. The lighting was perfect to capture the pier’s reflection on the wet sand.Continue reading “Some of My Favorites”
Spider
I spot you;Hiding among the flowers;On your finely crafted web.Your beautiful colors give you away.Your size is awe-inspiring;And your intricate web design is to be envied.I am so fortunate to have seen you;But very sorry for the moth that didn’t. Denzil’s NPC #29: Spiders and their webs
Painted Sky
You’re painting me a gingered skyThough my mood’s best suited for grayThe storm clouds under which I hideAre all blowing awayExposed and now uncertainMy protective barrier goneYou pulled back the curtainAnd left me here aloneTo ponder the gingered sky Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Gingered Sky
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