What Rhymes with Stanza?

Words at rest, words at play

Metamorphosis ~ a slide show

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Maggie C

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The Daily Post weekly photo challenge: Story

Within this World (photo essay)

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Maggie C

Galaxies within galaxies within galaxies. The penultimate frontier.

Top to bottom: small cannonball, civil war era; light bulb; soap bubbles (negative); black-light bulb; water bubbles (negative); granite sphere on grave monument.

The Daily Post weekly photo challenge: Out of This World

hang up

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Maggie C

Sometimes
      ONE isn't the loneliest number.
Sometimes
      it's loneliest when
      it's you, me and
            your CELL PHONE.

The Daily Post weekly photo challenge: A Face in the Crowd

winter drift

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Maggie C

flakes drift from night sky
snow drift builds against my sill
I drift off to sleep

Cee’s Black & White photo challenge: chilled

Nature, naturally

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Maggie C

When I think about the best parts of living in the Pacific Northwest portion of the United States, I think of the diversity of nature. With my home situated near Portland, Oregon, I am just hours away from beaches, forests, mountains and high desert (with the occasional urban area thrown in).

This week’s Daily Post photo challenge asks us to show images of where we live. I just happen to have a ton of photos 😉 , but I’ll narrow it down to a handful.

Oregon Coast

The Pacific Ocean near Oceanside, Oregon

Forests

Ochoco National Forest, Oregon

Mountains

Mt. Saint Helens in Skamania County, Washington State. This volcano erupted most recently in 1980.

High Desert

Painted Hills near Mitchell, Oregon

And of course, the city where I live, Vancouver, Washington

Columbia River and the Vancouver, Washington river bank.

To see the sights of where others call home, go to The Daily Post weekly photo challenge: Tour Guide

on the path

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Maggie C

You may stumble when you
walk amongst shadows,
but in the darkest of dark,
the vision held in your mind
will shed guiding light
on the path before you.

Keep to the path, and
give thanks for the shadows,
for the light can be blinding and
obscure your way.
But the vision held in your mind
will stay tempered and clear
by remembrance of shadows and
the respite of shade.