Monthly Archives: August 2020

Dear Don: Sheaves…

Dear Don, Good trip, wasn’t it? Once again time seems to have been obliging and stretched itself to fit with our meanderings. We are going to need to go south again though, with all I am reading about Marden Henge … Continue reading

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Clouded ~ Anita Dawes #writephoto

Most of us want to know What goes on behind closed doors For me, even more so. Behind a low hanging cloud What does it hide? My mind goes into overdrive Like Icarus, flying too close to the sun I … Continue reading

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Wayward

Strait The path Narrow lines Guiding onwards Shrouded and shadowed Both beauty and respite Call a seeker’s feet to stray Till drawn by darker temptations The light ignored for baser nature The track seems lost in a jungle of need … Continue reading

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Clouded ~ Alethea Kehas #writephoto

The dream keeper ran through Sky. Unseen by most, his ursine form clouded the blue beyond and brought the west winds to seed the stars’ wisdom into the valley between the hills. Earth waited breathless, opening her womb to receive … Continue reading

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Balance #midnighthaiku

Denial of darkness Presence of light precluded Two sides of the coin * Light and darkness meld Harmony intermingled Balanced perfection *

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Sex talks and the wasp sting joke – AfghanistanAdventures#48 ~ Mary Smith

Reblogged from Mary Smith’s Place: Lal-sar-Jangal, Central Afghanistan: November 1989 I was sorry to say goodbye to everyone in Waras. My horse, Zeba had fallen hopelessly in love with Ibrahim’s and couldn’t bear to let him out of her sight … Continue reading

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Interpreting Art ~ Geoff Le Pard #writephoto

Albert Albion stood back and smiled. It was as perfect as he thought it would be. He stepped forward and, shivering with anticipation, ran a finger over the rolling hills, imagining the perfect moment when the Genius committed his soul … Continue reading

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Dreaming Stones: Lap of the Gods…

It was already well after eight and the light was beginning to fade as we left Eilean Donan. During the crossing, we had booked a hotel in Ayr and, after two nights of sleeping unprepared in the car, we were … Continue reading

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Calanais: Achmore…

* For those souls with a feel for the living land, it would be wise to ‘turn away’ at this point. * The ‘dark back-drop form’ in the landscape depiction above is the line of hills known as the Cailleach-na-Mointeach. … Continue reading

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Clouded ~ Frank Hubeny #writephoto

A cloudy trail for special walks, Humble nonetheless, Justice loving mercy and A chance to praise and bless. Reblogged from Frank Hubeny at Poetry, Short Prose and Walking

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