“Stories should be natural as apples, brief as lust, long as a thought.”
-words by Leonard Michaels, photo by Mary Bach
Month: September 2017
Wordless Wednesday – On the Road
Variations on a Theme – Lavender
Photos by Mary Bach
Autumnal Equinox – FF55
Light and shadows dance
through the ages
flashing, winking, spinning
And now the time begins
when shadows enfold the light
when we turn
to darker thoughts
with shorter days
and colder nights
when blossoms are spent
and fruits have ripened
The growing season is over
prepare your garden
prepare your soul
winter is on the way
This is for Joy, who has resurrected FF55 at Verse Escape. Go there and see what it’s all about. (Photo is by me.)
Wordless Wednesday – Partly Cloudy
Mid-Night
There is a time
closer to night than morning
when parties fall
into ruin
and the moon wearies
There is a time
when dreams are forgotten
and shades
lose their way
There is a time
when the clock
gives up its hands
and the hours pool
on the ground
running to regret
This is my time
This is for my friend Joy’s FF55 revival at Verse Escape, even though it’s not Friday, and if you’re counting, there aren’t 55 words.
Wordless Wednesday – Final Showing
Nightmare
Days are dark
waters are rising
yet the world is burning
as we are being led
140 characters at a time
into the mouth
of the fire
False prophets promise
haven as they
steal the ground
from beneath our feet and
deport
our dreams
Turns out
the small-fisted, would-be emperor
is both naked and blind.
This is for Hedgewitch’s memorial FF55 at Verse Escape.
Wordless Wednesday – Mellow
