Hear the gentle waves lap against the shore An enticing call to its sandy shore A river rambles over ancient stones Stubborn boulders perch at the rocky shore Sun spewed color on a tranquil lake A dramatic rise above its eastern shore Water lilies ripple in the muddy flats As bullfrogs leap from the swampyContinue reading “Love of the Shore”
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Fallen Tears
It is rare that I cry but you make my tears fall hard from clouds that form behind my eyes they pour over cliffs run down streams tumble over rocks pool into lakes flow over dams rush down rivers tumble into the sea rise with the waves fall to the shore rest in the place where IContinue reading “Fallen Tears”
Cool Waters
Surrounded by water sits a lonely lighthouse in the Hudson River. The ghosts of notorious prisoners cry icy tears into the San Francisco Bay. Inner blues evaporate in the serene silence of an enchanting island overlooking the Turtle River. Cool blue adventures await over vast oceans. This week John is hosting Lens-Artists Challenge #313. TheContinue reading “Cool Waters”
On the Water
While we destroy nature’s habitats, nature is working toward ridding precarious human habitations. We continue to flock toward manmade playgrounds that consume limited water supplies, taxing desert reservoirs that are already drying up from rising temperatures. We build mini-mansions on cleared mountainside cliffs that can no longer absorb the water from torrential downpours, contributing toContinue reading “On the Water”
Calm Waters
Time not squandered gazing upon calm watersFluidity of mindemerges Terri’s Sunday Stills: Not Quite #Watered Down Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #364 – Squander
A Renga
Colleen challenges us this week to write a cooperative poem in the form of a renga. Colleen’s hokku: an empty atticthe sound of April showersthunderous rumblings My wakiku: spring river’s vigorous danceraindrops pelting down drum beats My hokku: seaweed washed ashoreretreating spring tide at dawnshells strewn across sand Colleen will add her wakiku in theContinue reading “A Renga”
Moving Water
Ripples under soft Mediterranean breezes directed by the ebb and flow of coastal tides Waves caressing the sand of deserted beaches transforming the terrain creating art in motion Water Moved through ancient aquifers out modern fountains For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge (LAPC) – Water in Motion, hosted by Sofia Alves at Photographias.
Aquamarine
Aquamarine seas Scarcely a sea swellCalm aquamarine watersLong exhale of breath With pelicans… ❤️ Terri’s Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge: Ethereal #Aquamarine RDP Monday: SWELL by sgeoil Aquamarine beetle
Water
Two parts hydrogen, one part oxygenWe fall from the skyDestroyers of family picnicsWished away through children’s nursery rhymesDon’t underestimate our powerShape shifters we areMagical icy crystalsCaptivating in white laceFrosty blankets spreadOminous sky dwellers We approach in thunderous gloryA menacing specter Burdens released upon the earthWe fill river basinsFlow with herculean strengthAnnihilate all in our pathButContinue reading “Water”
Bays and Inlets
For Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #194
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