Category Archives: Photography

Bittersweet

The misty dawn blushed a soft, rosy pink, probably embarrassed by the number of clichés it was inviting. It had begun with a delicate glow, suffusing the rising mist with gold as I shivered on the doorstep, then painted the … Continue reading

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Drawn #midnighthaiku

Dark against the blue In stillness or in motion Shadows draw the eye

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Guest Author: G. Michael Vasey ~ Chasing the Mysterious and Magical to Connect with the Land

I have always found life to be mysterious. Even from a young age sitting contemplating reality and asking those mind-boggling questions… ‘why am I here?’ and ‘what am I?’, I have been driven by an outlook at life as an … Continue reading

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Discovering Albion – day 8: A Tide of Silence

Winter on Holy Island, it seems, is silent save for the song of the waves and the cry of the gull. The visitors had left; the locals all seemed to be indoors. It was as if we shared the island … Continue reading

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Waking

Soft morning song. The quiet language of joy Breathing beside me. I drink your smile As you dream, Touch you with my eyes And remember peace.

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Exotics #midnighthaiku

Norther snow lays deep Summer plumes grace bare winter Incongruous fruit *

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Discovering Albion – day 8: Out to the Castle

We had found a pub and, duly watered and warmed by the coal fire of the Crown and Anchor, had wandered out to look around. The tide was still out, but the few visitors were already making their way back … Continue reading

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See #midnighthaiku

Eyes that chose to see Beauty in the darkest days Touch the heart of light

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Discovering Albion – day 8: Marooned

For with the flow and ebb, its style Varies from continent to isle; Dry shod o’er sands, twice every day The pilgrims to the shrine find way; Twice every day the waves efface Of staves and sandalled feet the trace. … Continue reading

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Promise #midnighthaiku

January’s rose Promise of spring in winter The colour of hope * Inexorable What was and what is will be The wheel always turns *

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