Of Verse, Poesy & Odes

Winter Storm I'm always fooled by the camellias' January budding softly opening to the first slant of spilled sunshine from ...

A Brown Thrasher A Courtship, of Sorts I enjoy sparrows, towhees, titmice, finches, and wrens. Of course, cardinal's red and ...

George Robertson 1856 - Oil on Canvas Burgeoning  As a child, I'd dip my toes in slow moving rocky waters the Suak and Fox ca...

Me far right in light blue jacket Sisterhood of 1976 "Growing apart doesn't change the fact that for a long time we grew ...

I Listened I cannot tell you what tomorrow holds nor what yesterday means just yet, but I know last evening I listened ...

Behold Lonely is often beholden to the blight  of winter's questionable grace, yet sheltered beneath fall's golden l...

Not yet October - and still pretty green.  But we are READY! :) Afternoon Bouquet It doesn't take much, just a flick of an ear ...

Photo by M. Bednar "of Harborview, of a memory Sunset..." ( cursor down for the Friday Flash 55 version ) This is writte...

The Sound of Silence Have you ever touched the sound of silence, stood in its embrace, marveled that its stillness is often v...

No Escape A blanketed moon and veiled stars offer not a comforter of dark - no respite upon woodland's floor as the devil...

Guidance Faith I found by the ol' bog garden wrapped in a lavender gown. A show-stopper she draped across trail's path, n...

Summertime by Porgy & Bess Cast Summertime, And the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' And the cotton is high Your daddy...

The Usual A bursting bouquet of Van Gogh graces my kitchen counter, sentimental card handwritten, elaborately careful, neat. L...

"Corseted Woman" Carved Reflections Forested secrets, fragile floral bouquets, sprout once again to life. A wom...

The Dogwood A vixen's arm extends, invites me to dance, scent intoxicates. Too long, I hesitate, unparalleled beauty accepted ...

Kyanite My cat's eye blinks silver and blue flashes sapphire in the light polished luster wards off evil they say.  All I...

Mustang My loyal and true heart is a cowboy's desire, but his soothing words and gentle hands make promises I know he won...

The Guardian She guards her brother with ancient eyes, selfless in her quest she'd break all the rules to keep him safe. ...

The Friday Flash 55 version is at the bottom - It is  always so hard to edit one's words... which do YOU like better? A Decembe...

drawing by Bailey Powell doll by Bailey Powell Atlantis Ancient paintings  and seafaring Greeks sighted strange creatures  upon sun dapple...