Photography
Posted in World Wide Wednesday
“When in Paris, the good times cherish”
Gun Roswell
A Quick Trip to Paris
Down the Avenue des Champs Elysee
An all eyes can see buffet
Watching through the camera peep hole
For all the goodies and people
Which money can or cannot buy
Posted in Mundane Monday
“I love the Mediterranean for the fact that winter is over in a minute, and the almond blossom arrives in January” Jade Jagger
White
Whiter than white
The blanket so tight
Woven onto the ground
And into our minds
Yes it’s winter
Oh joy!?
(She says sarcastically
What she means really)
Quite the splinter
And a clever ploy!
First it was nice
Now it seems
You are staying
Just of spite
Posted in Celebration/Tradition
“Virvon, varvon tuoreeks, terveeks, tulevaks vuodeks, valoisaks kevääks, lämpimäks suveks, pääsiäispyhäks ja juhannustuleks. Vitsa sulle, palkka mulle!”
Palm Sunday
Watch out
Little witches are about
When at your doorstep they enter
Make sure to bribe them like a big spender
For aches and pains and other ailments
Out the door with the witches went
If you try from the witches hide and ignore
Be prepared, for the rest of the year to be sore!
Posted in Caturday
A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere” Groucho Marx
Caturday Poem
When the black cat
Was crossing the street
She was chasing a rat
Trying to act discreet
Hiding behind a big hat
Awaiting her treat
The grounded bat
Knew he tasted sweet
Stood still on the mat
There was no time to greet
Only time, for combat
After a long while
Both standing still
Trying to act hostile
But without thrill
So instead of the usual
They decided in mutual
This tale’s end
Will the norm bend
Cat and mouse decided
To shake their paws delighted
The lesson of this tale?
Sometimes it’s good to fail
Posted in Favourite Photo Friday
“I’ve always believed that photography is a way to shape human perception” James Balog
Early Bird catches the Sunrise
An early bird’s price
Is a gorgeous sunrise
Climbing high up in the skies
Before your very eyes
Posted in World Wide Wednesday
“When in Paris, the good times cherish”
Gun Roswell
A Quick Trip to Paris
Oh Paris, Paris
I want to look at thee
With everything, I see
I don’t ever want this place to flee
For, to all the places I have the key
And now, I am feeling happy and fancy free
Oh Paris, Paris
The everlasting city
Posted in Mundane Monday
“There’s something that’s really fun about the challenge of making the mundane funny, too, I think” Jim Gaffigan
Glass
A reflecting vortex
Into a bottomless pit
Image out of context
The obvious
Becoming complex
Posted in Short Tales
“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever”
Jacques Yves Cousteau
Calm Seas
A long walk behind me, legs giving up, trying, to get somewhere, where I can finally relax. Not one soul have I encountered for a long while, I did not even realize the time, just kept on walking, the only talking, was done to myself, by myself. Clueless, helpless, dragging myself forward, as more time passes by.
But then, something, a new odour, alerted my nose. Sniffing, thinking, this, is familiar. Something fresh like a breeze, maybe, with a touch of salt? I fasten my pace, walking towards the smell, my nose the only guide.
As I am walking, ney, half running towards the intoxicating smell, I can feel a cool breeze against my face. Sounds of what seems made by birds, fill my ears and get louder by the minute. Dare I hope this is what I think it is? Yes, it must be, and now, now I am running. Feeling the moistness in the wind, the sounds of waves crashing in.
Soon, I reach the end of my journey, standing, on the top of a cliff. Looking down, nothing but miles and miles of seashore. Sand and rock, blue ocean waves, birds a flocking in the distance. Fluffy white clouds, a little sunshine between them. The horizon blurred, with the sea and sky, blue on blue, in different hues. No one else has entered this paradise. It is almost undisturbed, as if no one else of this place has ever heard.
This, is the place, a place for me to finally sit down, and relax, enjoy myself, find myself. Heck, maybe I just settle down here, forever!
Posted in Black and White Photo Challenges
#BlackandWhitePhoto
“My philosophy, like color television, is all there in black and white.” – Monty Python
Day 7
Going, going, almost gone
Now from summer, it’s so long
But something else, will come along
When fall and then winter
Will sing their songs
Posted in Black and White Photo Challenges
#BlackandWhitePhoto
“Which is probably the reason why I work exclusively in black and white… to highlight that contrast.” – Leonard Nimoy
Day 6
A tall tower and its smaller twin
Living, side by side,
On an island, made from winds
With the blue ocean wide
And the land around them thin
No hiding, from the high tide
But together they survive
For they are kind
And nothing them, can divide
