all the rules of free form
I went for a walk in the woods this past Friday and saw this tree, so took a photo. I like how shapes in trees sometimes speak to me. And when a bird next alights nearby as if wanting to be seen, then maybe has some thing to say as well. (btw – Stu has … Continue reading In the Shape of a Heart
Clock hands turn for time I say life circles around Us at a circus With a fire ring in the ring Acrobats spin forever {circle of life inspiration; Colleen} Image via Feng Shui writer Ken Lai Continue reading Wheel Watch (#tonka#micropoetry#tonka tuesday#writbit)
Terry O’Shea threw a potato into the old town square gong. The otherworldly metallic crash rang across Lake Winataka. Where Edmund Winataka had obtained the gong and when he put it there was long forgotten. People joked a soul possessed less information after reading the description on a small sign next to the gong than … Continue reading Mary Hansen at the Portal #writephoto
A warm breeze brushes across this terrace giving a cooling effect on my not quite tan slightly sunburnt skin; I remember standing just over there under the balcony frieze on a different day while a mocking sun meanly reflected on me. Today, treetops sway thanking the gentle winds, potted ferns agree in kind – many … Continue reading Time Frieze
“What’s up?!” “The relative opposite of ‘down’” I would reply, for about two years, until I tired of it and well beyond when every one around me tired of it. I was in college and hadn’t heard yet of Heraclitus who said, “The way up and the way down is one and the same.” So … Continue reading Gravity
Mary Hansen’s grandmother Margaret lived in the first settlers’ home on Lake Winataka. Her great-grandfather built it out of local oak. While it still stands and the old log houses are all rotting remains, he wouldn’t recognize much other than the kitchen hutch. Over the years, the home was remodeled and upgraded seemingly around that … Continue reading Inside the Hutch: Mary Hansen Saga VI-
