Spark
Flame
Ember
Fire
Burning
Sear
Sizzle
Licking
Blazing
Conflagration
Scorched
Flame
Ember
Fire
Burning
Sear
Sizzle
Licking
Blazing
Conflagration
Scorched
Tag: national parks
Into the Wind
Buffeted
But unharmed
With closed eyes
Quiet mind
Feel the wind
But unharmed
With closed eyes
Quiet mind
Feel the wind
Ruffled and
Unsteadied
Solid stance
Discovered
Stronger now
Balance found
Face the wind
Face the rush
Of events
Step forward
Islands
I am this Island
In a shallow sea
Beneath the waning sun
Waves rolling by
Gently to the shore
In a shallow sea
Beneath the waning sun
Waves rolling by
Gently to the shore
The ebb tide comes
The Island transformed
Another rock
Beside the ocean
On a shoreline of nothing
But rock and sand
Capturing the Finite in Infinity
A shallow lake
A rippled mirror
The forest slumbers
On its bed of rock
Beneath a cloudy blanket
A rippled mirror
The forest slumbers
On its bed of rock
Beneath a cloudy blanket
And I
Might have driven by
Then this moment lost
To the forever
Of infinite unconscious
Silken Veil
Oh, clouds!
Insistent weather brings
To harry mountains
Obscure the scene
I travelled far
Intent to see
But…
Soon enough
Beguile me
They dance and play
Revealing games
A silken veil
May hide the charms
But, no, no … please!
Don’t take it off
Repose ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #112
I paddle on the water, rippley
The lake upon my shoulders, heavy
This effort bringing me repose
When following where nature goes
The lake upon my shoulders, heavy
This effort bringing me repose
When following where nature goes
Squirrel
Sometimes, like a child, I
Squint my eyes
To blur the world
A greener green
And crimson reds
To another realm go I
Squint my eyes
To blur the world
A greener green
And crimson reds
To another realm go I
There I see
Some small creature stand
Up on hind legs
With flicking tail
It looks at me
And chirps a bit
Rock ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #110
A trail through loose stone scattered
Gouged from mountains, crushed by time and ice, now at rest
Here I, immersed in the hiker’s mindful peace
Each measured step a meditative breath
Gouged from mountains, crushed by time and ice, now at rest
Here I, immersed in the hiker’s mindful peace
Each measured step a meditative breath
Though, could I see
The immensity of time
With the eyes of this still young Earth
Then peaceful moment lost
Turmoil and cataclysm of tumbling land
And in those eyes, what am I?
But a mote of dust
Lost to infinity
Steadfast ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #109
In this great rock
Am I reminded
In steadfastness
Still may I rise
Am I reminded
In steadfastness
Still may I rise
Feeding My Awe
I am truly happy
Only when seeking
The wonder of existence
Even the smallest
Only when feeding my awe
In which I become
Infinite
Only when seeking
The wonder of existence
Even the smallest
Only when feeding my awe
In which I become
Infinite
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