Jonquil

daring little bud

smothered with snow

buffeted by winds

stepped on near the footpath

persevere, persevere

it murmurs

at last a cold bright sun

go for it

jump out there

stand tall

make them bend to you

Augsburg 1970

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by gator2854

cobble stone bumps

wet snow sticking to eyelashes

giant renaissance doors

scent of old wax

slivers of warm light

faint bell tones

ghosts of old ones

fairy tales and buried dreams

walled city 

comforting

Shift

"shift" by joan tucker

shifting 

empty tank

lucky dog

bliss potion

not deciding

flow go

Rainbows

photo by joan tucker

rainbows 

marred by

obstacles

in the way 

of hope

passing through

slow down

ever touch a barnacle?

Turn Turn Turn

No better love than love with no object,

no more satisfying work than work with no purpose,

A secret turning in us

makes the universe turn.

Head unaware of feet,

and feet head. Neither cares.

They keep turning.

Rumi

Chimes, Gongs, Silence

chime in 

tune out

hear the breeze

quiet thunder

call of the gong

lone loon

no known source

dinner bell

coming home

Making Pink

Making Pink

Fresh picked strawberries rubbed on white linen with little fingers

Ladies who Lunch

ladies who lunch

no hats big hearts

laments and laughter

little scars big scares

women who perspire

women who inspire

ladies who launch

antipasto platter

no worries

Crow Woman

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my crows follow me everywhere

nagging, egging me on, taunting

caw caw, pay attention

we are the keepers of the sacred law

laughing amongst themselves.. little jokes

hopping to internal street beats

chewing on gum wrappers and carrion

charmers, old as time

Ishtar

From the summits of heaven
she looked into the pit,
she was a god on the summits of heaven
but her heart was in hell,
O Inanna, on the summits,
your heart in hell!

This lady left earth and heaven
and went down into the pit,
power and titles she left,
she went down into the pit..

Waiting

waiting for white, red flecked peony

waiting for sun

waiting for enlightenment

waiting to get old

waiting to soar

waiting to find the words

waiting waiting

Musings

Lilacs in Santa Fe

Orchids drooping on orange branches in Coral Gables

Tiger lilies near a brook in Massachusetts

Fireweed fields waving in the breezes in Eagle River

Gardenias covering a bush in Hawaii