I reconcile this passenger imposed life
through a photographer’s lens
Record the road ahead, the passages
find resonance in what lies outside my window.
(For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: A window with a view)
A Passenger's View
Category: poetry
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.)
Wintry Rebellion
Tracks on ice remind me that even in the depth of winter there is movement. I am conflicted by the onset of cold: resigned to spending more time indoors, and already feeling the restlessness set in.
Art projects line up, encouraged by the many related gifts I received for Christmas. Writing calls to me too – so many unfinished works vying for space.
Perhaps it is the confinement itself that I fear, having known what it is to be truly homebound, and never wishing to relive the experience. I have come to love the outdoors; have embraced nature as my sanctuary. Can I tolerate the separation?
Ice crusts, encloses,
yet passion flows – fire carves
path – driven to thrive.
( Happy New Year all! Image from personal collection.)
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)
Colour Me Vibrant
We counter the Winter darkness,
those of us tucked in Northern climes
with vibrancy of colour to garner cheer.
Reds, and greens, to mark the holiday season,
messages of goodwill and alluring treats –
and light the night with magical glow.
For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: vibrant colours.
Night, Night
Donning Winter’s coat
Summer’s sparkle retreated –
Garden is abed.
