Soft Passages

December 7, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Evening light sets Autumn hues aglowa gentle farewell to summer’s emerald rule. Frost softens Autumn’s waning fizzlecasts a chilly mist inviting wintry dreams. (For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: pastel/ soft colours)

Like a Rainbow

February 1, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge is to find images that portray at least four colours of the rainbow. This garden of snapdragons, taken last summer, is a breath of fresh air, storm or not. Stained glass from the parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. A heart rainbow!

Daffodil (haiku)

I dream that I am teaching again, and having assigned the class independent work, I am spending time connecting with each student to see if they are grasping the material. It’s my favourite part of teaching, and I wake up wondering if I’ll ever have that feeling again. So rewarding. It is bittersweet, growing old. […]

Fatal Fury

Really wasn’t your faultthis fury that overcame –Words evoked onslaught,a raging river of pain. Didn’t mean to push you,miscalculated my aim,swimming in swamp watersnot a recommended game. You floundered, gurgled,cursed me by name –our love story, now viralbrought an alligator fame. (Image my own. Tale is totally fictional, I promise.)