Delicate Damsel

Blue-Tailed Damselfly

The eyes of a child
Noticing for the first time
Awe and enchantment

The eyes of a man
Discerning a thousandth time
Enduring delight

Under Attack

Tri-colored bumble bee (Bombus ternarious) gathering nectar on a Heliopsis helianthoides or Oxeye (False) Sunflower

They come and they go
Buzzing, Taking, and Going
Nature never sleeps

Size Advantage

Enchanting colours
Attraction for all sizes
Abundance to share

Solar Eclipse

Early
Ghostly
Brightly
Briefly
Grey clouds gave an early, ghostly glow
Sun and moon peeked brightly, briefly, though

Simply Amazing

What if the moon got stuck, forever casting shadows
Stopping todays from becoming tomorrows
Fear not such a lasting concealment
Eclipses last but a moment

Kind and Gentle Touch

Kids chasing minnows
Noticed a snapping turtle
Wise to let her go

The Edge of the Earth

Gentle waves lap at the beach
Then retreat out to sea slowly
Eager diners, plovers and sandpipers
Scurry about for a quick bite

All at once, it seems, the sun disappears
Drawing a straight dark line on the horizon
Separating midnight blue water
From an ever-darkening liquid copper sky

No wonder our planet was once flat
Or so our forefathers thought
Because way out there lies that boundary
Between what we see and what we must believe
The verge of consciousness, present and future
Between today and tomorrow, now and infinity

Stretched out further than our eyes can see
The last discernible word on the page
Where sailboats must surely end their voyage
Bow rising on the final whitecap, the instant
Before floating downward into the unknown
Having reached the edge of the earth…

After the Rain

Quick August shower
Cools a day’s activities
Not inspiration

Serenity

Upstream

When the light comes on
A deep sense of inner peace
Just around the bend

Downstream

The Reading Dwarf

Must be short stories
If a dwarf is reading them
He can’t be grumpy

Maybe he’s making long stories short…