Tag Archives: beauty

A snowy weekend…

It was touch and go as to whether I would make it north this month, what with the lingering effects of this damnable ‘flu. Then the weather forecast was dodgy. But, in spite of freak sleet storms and icy roads, … Continue reading

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Recovering – Fall Musings #writephoto

These roses are so perfect. Red as blood, sharp as memories. I can’t help but wonder what is worth the adornment of these lush flowers?  Tell me now, if you could, would you peek inside? Would you like to discover … Continue reading

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Look in the mirror…

“You have the body of a goddess…” For a moment, I allowed myself to bask in the glow. Vague visions of those marble-limbed deities beloved of sculptors and painters flickered across the screen of mind. The Judgement of Paris… the … Continue reading

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The fence – Fall Musings #wriephoto

But why? She objected. Its for our own protection honey. Her mother tried to explain. But she was never really satisfied. Why do we need fences? Barbed wires around everything beautiful. Why did God not make fences around His rivers … Continue reading

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Gilded #midnighthaiku

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Reflect #midnighthaiku

Clouded perception Beauty cannot see itself Other eyes must speak  

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Eternal #midnighthaiku

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Town and country sunrise…

“I can’t remember ever actually watching a dawn,” said my son in a plaintive little voice.  He had been looking at some of my dawn photos, taken that morning from my doorstep. He has seen plenty of dawns… but most … Continue reading

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Gifted #midnighthaiku

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A Beautiful Place for Mortal Beings, a poem by Jamie Dedes

Reblogged from The Poet by Day: look at those trees, will you, look! sun bursting into dazzling columns and eucalyptus dripping its stringy bark, drizzling its medicinal scent dragonflies stretch stenciled wings zephyr mambos with wild grasses sunshine camps out … Continue reading

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