Sunday Sonnet: The World Out There

What lies out there for us - how far we see.

However can we reach the clouds up there?
Big trees can reach the sky so easily.
Great hawks and eagles glide without a care.
Green grass invites us out to dance around.
Our voices sing a joyous song of now;
Pink flowers' heady scent is heaven found.
Amazed at all the what, and where, and how.

The world awaits us, just beyond this door.
So beautiful and wondrous to our eyes;
We spent the morning out, but we want more.
Sun soaked, out there, is where adventure lies.
Alive, excitement courses through the air!
We stand in here and watch the world out there.

Magic

For Three Word Wednesday, a few days late, but the words this week are: fondle, kick, and sumptuous.

photo credit: NestleCSV

For
Some folks
These things are
Decorations
To fondle, ogle.
Sumptuous eye candy.
For little ones they are warm
Pretty, milky, meals-on-moms
That wait underneath cotton blouses.
What a kick; a marvel; a true fast food.
They're known by many names, I'm sure you know;
Jugs, melons, boobies, hooters, or breasts.
Chi-chi's, ta-ta's, the girls, the twins,
And others I won't mention.
The names go in one ear,
and out the other,
as babies drink
their magic
titty
milk.

Wind Rhymes

When I first started to blog, in the spring of this year, Carolyn over at Breeze Daze was one of my very first followers/fans. I quickly became a fan of her blog; I've also come to consider her a friend. I find many of her blog posts and poems to be uplifting; At the very least, her words are thought provoking. She puts things in a positive light, which is as refreshing as a cool breeze compared to all the negativity that can be found in the mainstream media.

Carolyn has put together some of her best poetry, into a book titled "Wind Rhymes; Poems from the Breeze". She gave me the great oppurtunity to illustrate her upcoming book with some of my own photography. Carolyn is probably the best "boss" I've ever had (probably because she wasn't my boss at all, but a teammate) - she's really fun to work with. She was super patient with me as I put together the photography for her, amid moving into a new apartment and starting a new job. Thank you, Carolyn.

My poetry and blog posts has been at a minimum lately; it's almost like winter has effected my creative blooms as much as the greenery outside. Mainly though, the move into a new apartment has taken up so much time and energy. We've been in the new place for just over 2 weeks now. We are mostly settled in (still some boxes to unpack though), and have already made friends with a very nice family upstairs. Our kids play together a lot, and we all took a walk to the park today.

The photo above is the cover for Wind Rhymes, and below are two more photos out of about 16 that are in her book. For a taste of Carolyn's poetry, head over to Breeze Daze.

Karmic Dance

(For Three Word Wednesday: Karma, Wither, Obey)

Shades act and sing; a script in play each day
Recycled dreams and nightmares overflow.
Half asleep, dead whispers are obeyed.
All deaf and dumb and blind; a horror show.
Souls withered all away behind their cloak,
All skin and bones on strings; stone eyes all cold.
On gallows seven, they all hang and choke.
Alas, arrives a moment to behold.
The curtain raises up - the dark dissolves.
In rythmic steps; a spin, a fall, a lift.
A karmic dance of light and life evolves,
This universe a stage; this life a gift.
In comedy and tragedy divine;
Let fall the mask, so love and light may shine.

photo credit: mkream