Red and orange embers sputtered as I put the campfire out. Autumn was already asleep in our dune-top canvas castle, with a mile or more of sandy beach all to ourselves. I folded up the rumpled blanket. We’d sleep under the stars again but for the lake’s cool misty morning awakening; we were going to … Continue reading Afterglow
She was smart, world wise and tired of games but wanting to fall in love all the same. You may guess her name; I met her after a hot hectic summer of fresh beginnings, at a reception for some cause or another. Not that the cause wasn’t important to me, at the time, but that … Continue reading Autumn
Honest self evaluation; A moral compass; All we need; Is already here;All we greed;Is never enough;Truth or myth;Actions express priority. A Little Peace Out To Eugi’s Weekly Prompt! (Photo Getty Images) Continue reading For Peace In Time
The rain drops enoughto fill an oceanand my pensive heart. Continue reading What Good is Rain
By the pond’s edgean acorn fallsrippling my reflectionbut we are meetingfor the first timeI say aloudwho was that strangerI say to nobodymy reflection returnswith something morethan I had beforean awareness of impermanenceawe of greater forcein a little acornthat can make medisappear and appear again. For Reena’s Xploration!!! Continue reading Old Friend
Painted skypurple moonpale wispspure joyproblem dissolved. Fly by for Eugi’s Weekly Word Prompt IMPRESSIVE IMAGE BY: Liz Hartman Design Continue reading Painted Sky
Sure Enough, I Saw A herd of roller-skating tortoises by the pond. A beaver family dancing salsa atop their dam. A rookery of herons singing Cosi Fan Tutte. A patch of hazel-nut trees debating souffle’ recipes. A group of teens with mobile phones off. A dog talking about irrigation flow efficiency. A yoga class of … Continue reading Flock of Flying Pigs
Puzzling the wayyou look atproblems as memaybe the solutionis to appreciateeach other’s beauty. Prompted by Reena’s Xploration Image by Mickey Mellen Continue reading Puzzling
Happiness is a momentary lack of concrete misfortune.Before a cafe’ table hours passed talking laughing.Remember a swirling black and white satiny dress.Mixed drinks over mysteries, our yet to be.Next I was awake at dark midnight starkness.An urgent panicked call from across the night.We were braver before each, or more ignorant.Homage due for earned moments off … Continue reading Midnight Rippling
Of all the chips in the known universe.Cross town traffic, so hard through to you.Find the past you didn’t know you had. Micro-pulse out to Reena’s Exploration Challenge Continue reading Integrated Circuit Village
