dreams (shadorma)

the pink sky

is clothed in soft clouds;

the pink sun

is naked

and hides behind the bushes–

the dreamscape is set

–photo by me

wordless wed 7/28/21

KODAK Digital Still Camera

–photos by me

shot of the night

the storm arrives just as the sun set

–photo by me

haiku 105

smoke strangles the sun–

still its light dances upon

the shimmering sea

–photo by my son aaron

snake cinquain

snake

sinuous, sinister

slithering, striking,smiling

such slinky striped skin

serpent

–photo by me

wordless wed 7/21/21

–photos by me

shot of the day

“Dawn”

–Photo by me

jack and jill tanka

a green, grassy hill

invites us to roll down it–

and some day we will

like the rhyme of jack and jill

we’ll tumble down together

–photo by me

o hypatia

o beautiful hypatia

of ancient alexandria

prominent astronomer

erudite philosopher

they flayed your flesh

down to your bones

with shattered shells

and sharpened stones

zealots thought you

blasphemed christ

and made you pay

a horrid price

Athwart Retort

Someone once asked,

“Why do you wear

That crusty old hat

On your head?”

“Because it feels

So good when

I take it off.”

–Photo by me