Sunflower

Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #70 The Quest For A New Masterpiece continues … sunflower

scraggly sunflower
stretching its face upward
searching  for warmth

end of summer
chipmunk stiffing cheeks
my poor sunflower

Autumn

Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #58 Quest For A New Masterpiece “autumn”

fields heavy with frost
sliver of autumn moon shines
creating a dim path

early harvest moon
sipping tea on the back porch
shadows grow stranger

trees stripped of color
savage autumn winds raging
our hearts too, left  bare

full beaver moon
unrelenting north wind howls
night grows longer

 

Autumn Season

Carpe Diem #1536 Autumn … the season

autumn sunset
a murder of crows settle
on the streetlamp

Dawn

early light of dawn
sets the trees on fire
this winter morning

 

ocean waves
blush in the kiss of dawn
seagull fishes

 

against peach skies
dawn exposes cloud castles
watching the waves

Universal Jane #1

Carpe Diem’s Universal Jane #1 Introduction “all my years”

 

sound of the river
a lilting flute cascading
through the forest

between  the peaks
setting sun kisses
the mountain river

Driftwood

Carpe Diem #1064 driftwood

below the falls
ensnared in ancient roots
driftwood and grandson

 

 

Butterfly

uncoiling tongue
silent black swallowtail sips
ummingbird nectar

red admiral lands
deftly on Echinacea’s
spiny center

tiger swallowtail
joins the hummingbirds
in the mimosa

Spring’s Passage

Carpe Diem #966 passing of spring

end of spring
roses herald
her passage

spring’s passage
every iris bloom perfumes
her wake

rainy day
roses lament
spring’s passing

 

 

 

Clouds

Carpe Diem #954 clouds

cloudscapes
adding beauty
near day’s end