Orange on orange with orange

October 16, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Cee’s Midweek Madness: orange, oranges, or light green

Obsessed With Orange

July 9, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: orange

Zinnia Delight

August 30, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Nature – that fashionista –couples orange with pink,hotter than August haze –my soul applauds. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day)

My Heart’s Song is…

February 16, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

…a little orange bird. (Altamira Oriole and Vermillion Flycatcher from personal collection. For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Color of your choice.)

CFFC: Orange and Pink

February 8, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Cee like to challenge us every week with her Fun Foto Challenge. This week she wants orange and pink in the same image. Naturally my mind goes immediately to grandchildren, who have no qualms about combining bright hues. This one’s sleeping bag even fits the criteria. Nature also dips her paintbrush in multi-colours to celebrate […]

Orange

December 15, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Orange is the colour, I’d like to be –fiery as sunsets, bright as an oak leaf,brilliant even in the waning hours. (For Cee’s FOTD)

Candy-corn Petals (Flower of the Day)

October 16, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Like candy corn sweet – orange and yellow evoke nostalgic pleasure. (Cee’s Flower of the Day challenge.)

The Car Crash

That time, playing in the muck,foot emerging without a boot,hopping and laughingall the way home… Then, later, on the busthe impact of the carthe windshield crackinglike a giant spiderblood all overthe dead lady’s face All in the past –sunroof openkids riding along,music blaring But trauma is a spiderArachne reaching into happy placesand as much as […]

Empty Surges

Measured in spoonfulsprogress imperceptible Still feel the angst ofno-time-to-breathe lifestyle pressured from withinto get-it-done spend unavailable resourcesruminating solutions push against the wallswith little to show surrender to impotencyand wait for the next surge.

Hurricane

Sister was a hurricane –destruction her path Tried to calm, encouragebut her core was damaged Try to reach her now, across death’s abyss understand beforeher legacy swallows me.