Vibrant red,
sweet pinks
The joy of birdsong
Oh, how I long for Spring.
(For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Spring Scenes)
Midwinter Tease
Category: nature
Scenes From Ontario Winter
I cast my shadow over white banks
assert my presence, proud, defiant
Will find beauty in deserted golf courses
and colour in a monochrome season
I am haunted by a Winter state of mind
resolved to stretch myself despite creeping chill.
(Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge is winter scenes. This Winter I am challenging myself to endure a season that typically I escape. I am determined to find the blessings. So far, so good.)
Summer Buzz
Summer, I hold you in my heart
even as the trees stand bare
having shed their Autumn garbs
The glow of green still buzzes
carries me through the cold
a promise worth the wait.
(Nancy Merrill’s A Photo a Week Challenge: opposite weather.)
Burrs
How many winter walks
ended with burrs matted
in curly Wheaton hair;
how you wriggled
to escape the grooming,
how we laughed at your
jokester antics?
Your spirit still fills
the empty spaces,
I hear the jingle of
your collar, catch
a whiff of terrier fluff,
pull on an invisible leash
whenever I encounter burrs.
(For Cee’s Flower of the Day)
Night, Night
Donning Winter’s coat
Summer’s sparkle retreated –
Garden is abed.
Soft Passages
Evening light sets Autumn hues aglow
a gentle farewell to summer’s emerald rule.
Frost softens Autumn’s waning fizzle
casts a chilly mist inviting wintry dreams.
(For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: pastel/ soft colours)
Adieu
How bright the colour
sunlight creating shadow –
dramatic ending.
