Category Archives: Photography

Stark ~ Ritu Bhathal #writephoto

Stark Empty Surroundings Are only as Bleak as we make them If we look further on We should be able to see A glowing on the horizon Continue reading at But I Smile Anyway

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Sleepers #midnighthaiku

Full Circle?  – Finding the way home… A weekend workshop with the Silent Eye in  Cumbria Friday 7th – Sunday 9th December, 2018 For full details visit The Silent Eye

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Rebirth ~ Piglet #writephoto

Rebirth Mind’s landscape, a mirage, of memories displaced between earth and sky Reality’s horizon bears witness as naked limbs shiver in winter’s chill. Leaves tremble memories decay Continue reading at Piglet in Portugal

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Stark ~ Alethea Kehas #writephoto

The ever-green is a ruse of defiance To time that cannot stand still The bare limbs stark Bone-gray, curled & broken Are also a ruse Of death Continue reading at Not Tomatoes

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Living Lore reblog: Samhain

Originally posted on Losing the Plot:
Samhain The Celtic year was broken up into eight parts; Quarter days were determined by astrology and were celebrated during the winter and summer solstice, and the spring and autumn equinox. Cross quarter days…

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Stark ~ Marilyn Armstrong #writephoto

Often, through the endless winter, Maggie had been sure her garden would never bloom again. As the frozen ground showed no signs of softening in spring sunshine and clumps of dirty brown snow lay on the earth, she would look … Continue reading

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Walking down the trail ~ Lllly #writephoto

Walking down the trail, on a cloudy day, with a gentle wind as her companion, grateful for her moments of solitude in nature, and grateful for this day, she reminisces on her youth. Then smiles at the memory of her … Continue reading

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Drought #midnighthaiku

A long hot summer Drink the lifeblood of the land Draining it dry Wide shores to greensward Transforming desecration Lake to rivulet Greed ignoring need Blind to Nature’s warning laughs Empties the chalice Exposing the depths Drowned villages re-emerge Giving … Continue reading

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What the Storm Brings ~ James Pyles #writephoto

Tom Allen lived in his Dad’s old cabin five miles west of New Mexico State Highway 107 along about twenty miles south of Magdalena. The retired astronomer stepped out behind his place and put his left hands on the branch … Continue reading

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To blossom again ~ Reena Saxena  #writephoto

The chill in the air is symbolic of the underlying fear. The horizon will turn dark earlier than usual. The Sun may become a rare visitor. Who will uphold the truth? The starkness of branches is a reassurance. It represents … Continue reading

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