dawn slathers scarlet across the gray desert sky shadows soak first light
Tag: photography
haiku: scarlet leaf
a scarlet leaf stains my parched lips and quenches what is thirsty in me
haiku: winter’s deep seed
winter’s deep seed sheds crimson and gold skin before barrenness blossoms
haiku: autumn
august rushes past September’s starting line then drifts into scarlet
‘Sugar Plum Fairy Road Kill’
Here is our beloved dog, Tiki. I hate to call her a dog. She is more people than canine and one of my best friends. Always chipper, never moody, almost always obedient, willing to cuddle at any given moment, never demanding, I have few companions like her. What is surprising about our relationship is that everyone who…
Promises
Promises Morning washes the lake and pier with light. Summer dwindles to sparks, smolders cold into crisp autumn days. But the sun, the sun burns no matter the season it stays, it stays… unless the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob breaks his promises to Israel.
Out of the Left Lane…
Sweetly broke the dawn this morning on Possum Kingdom Lake. A group of friends met at the lake house of mutual friends. We just got away for a day, spent the night on the lake, enjoyed a day together, reminiscing, visiting, catching up, laughing, telling stories on each other, and laughing some more. We spent a leisurely morning…
Last Roses of Summer
Most people are sad to see summer days end. This year is bittersweet for me. Although the weather remains hot here in Texas and summer doesn’t officially end until September 22, the last of August still marks summer’s finish. Young people are returning to school and the routine that will dictate their lives for the next…
haiku: irony
prickly thistle thrives in the desert place, swathed in purple like a king
Pitter-Patter
This guy still makes my heart go pitter-patter. Next week we will celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. Yes, we had a hot August wedding in Texas. And here it is again, 25 years later, still hot. So we are heading a little north for a respite from the heat. I wanted to go to Italy or…
Bonnie Saul Wilks 