No Way

May 10, 2024.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Looking for a directionbut the way was blockedthe carefully manicured pathnot for the likes of me Then the snow cameand the tree lined pathbore no tracks of passersbyand I was not brave enough to try So I waited, as the seasons changedbut Spring bought floodingand the way was more treacherous yet –Inside I remain, resigned […]

Seasonal Defiance

January 22, 2024.Reading time 1 minute.

Cast my shadow over white banks/ assert presence: proud, defiant Will find beauty in deserted places / and colour in the monochrome Haunted by a winter state of mind / resolved to stretch despite chill. For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: illustrate a favourite quote or poem. Of course, I chose a poem of my own: Seasonal Defiance, originally published […]

Inky Haiku

January 12, 2024.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Wind’s tongue ice-tippedrock resists and pine trees bow –Winter warmed by ink (Haiku inspired by Seasons Words: Springwater holds warmth.) When sitting up to paint is not an option, I appease my creative urge with ink and paper. Starting with a single line, I let the image appear on the page. This one reminds me of a […]

Mesmerized on a Cloudy Day

December 17, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

It is not the road –smoothly pavedand well defined –that entices It is the luminous,numinous – darknesssurrendering to light –expansive sky Renders me humblebreathless, mesmerized –imagination and desirecraving flight (For Cee’s Which Way Challenge: cloudy or stormy day)

Ending in R

December 1, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A backyard deer, birrs, and a sunflower for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: things ending in ‘r’.

Which Way, Animals?

November 19, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

“Uhm, what happened to the path?” asks the deer. “Best to stick to the fence line, I’ve discovered,” responds the cow. (For Cee’s Which Way Challenge: with animals) Another note: Speaking of directions, I’ve made a conscious decision to stay out of the divisive discourse – too mucky and not at all healing for the […]

Filling the Frame: Seasons

November 13, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: filling the frame

Nonchalant on the edge

October 6, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

What you can’t see are the falls – the water drops off literally below those birds’ feet. I suppose with the knowledge that wings can save you, there is nothing risqué about standing on the edge. (For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge : On the Edge)

Drama without all the colour

September 8, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: black and white or monochrome.

Which Way? Laneway

September 1, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Cee is now offering the Which Way challenge! These two laneways from last Fall caught my eye.

Monday Mood: Stretched too far

Saturday we packed up the garage (with help). Dusty, dirty, and exhausting. Sunday we attended and then hosted a farewell party for our Ukrainian roommate, who is going back to Ukraine despite all our protests. Yes, two separate gatherings. Heart wrenching. This morning, we visited our new apartment building to get set up with a […]

Let Me Sleep

Like an orphaned treeshivering in a coat of frost my soul wandersdreamless, alone a nobody, nowherein the pre-dawn chill. Beckoned by first lightbody twisting wakens Consciousness clingsto desolate slumber then, reluctantlyreality brings me home. (Image my own)