Do we have to be awayto find home? Not the mortgagedtwo cars in the drivewaydouble-income kind of dwelling I’m talking peacein the heart, comfortin the soul, blessed home I have felt Presencein nature, witnessed Spiritin a newborn’s eyes beheld reverence in a dyingsister’s final breath – fleetingglimpses, nothing solid I seek an eternal senseof belonging, […]
To compensate for the obnoxiousexuberanceof my flameI attemptto oversimplify Oh dear!Seems I’ve failedagain… (As a young woman, obnoxious was the word beaus used when breaking up with me. The poem says the rest. Art my own.)
It’s Monday again –days passing throughmy hands like sand,no receptacle in whichto catch the granules –why this sense of urgency? In high school, I played hookywiped away the hours in emptyplaces, sought answers forquestions I could not articulate,chased dust while other formulateddreams – how is this any different? Am I not just recreating the pattern,painting […]
Great, peaceful photos.
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Thank John.
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Love your photos–and YES to breaks for REST! Love the birdies too ❤ I like benches–found a nice pic to use sometime 🙂
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Thanks. Somehow I photograph many benches.
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They definitely invite a response–contemplation, photos, poetry… 🙂
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I agree – a great place for a break 🙂
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Yes it is. Thanks.
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You’re welcome!
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This is so very beautiful V.J.! ❤
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Thank you.
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Love the expression “idle away” … here’s to all of us DOING that!
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Yes! Thanks Jazz.
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🙂
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LOL for your slow moving vehicle description VJ! Lovely spot and the bird is a perfect addition
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Thank you, Tina.
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