shoots push through the frost
trusting nature’s promise that
spring will soon arrive

shoots push through the frost
trusting nature’s promise that
spring will soon arrive


too early for most
city park in quietude
for now it is mine
The Daily Post weekly photo challenge: Solitude
tears frozen in time
‘til the heart can bear the flood
once allowed to fall

had I thought to speak
my mind and heart and conscience
where might we be now

The Daily Post daily prompt: Oversight
melody within
plays only for me as I
dance with my shadow

The Daily Post weekly photo challenge: Graceful
time for me to shine
kept in the dark far too long
please enlighten me



The Daily Post weekly photo challenge: Ambience

pothole oasis
resilient perennial
midst asphalt desert
The Daily Post weekly photo challenge: Resilient
faithful ‘til the end
whereupon you left me for
a red-dressed hydrant

rigid glass window
changing moods of daylight dance
heedless of its pane



The Daily Post Discover Challenge: One, Two, Three!
flame mirrored in wax softens dark, long evenings holds vigil with me




The Daily Post weekly photo challenge: It’s Not This Time of Year Without…