Opal Reflections
Perspectives through Prose, Poetry and Photography
Category: Creative Writing
Prose and Poetry
Bonne Anniversaire
Side by side for life, Decades of “Goodnight!, Sweet dreams!” “Bonne Anniversaire!”
Absence
The shore recedes from view, seems all is calm, But rumbling rifts unseen, love can’t sustain, He stands alone ‘neath leaning, whispering palms, Muted, baffled, passions yet untamed. No stutter in his step, yet fears unnamed, Cannot suppress the longing in his soul, He… Continue Reading “Absence”
Sibling Musings
Everything hurt! Yet there, beneath the sand, A calming sense of clammy warmth filled me, My brother piled it on, with scoop-filled hands, And devilish and unrelenting glee. Though buried deep, I knew how effortlessly, With burst of will and strength I could arise,… Continue Reading “Sibling Musings”
Acceptance
 Sitting on the dock of ‘Poly’ Bay, Scanning left to right and back again, Beaches where my grandsons freely play, Deep blue wavelets rippling on lagoon. Our fantasy vacation-land, like ‘Troon’, Is ever in our mind’s eye, winter long, When summer comes around, it’s… Continue Reading “Acceptance”
Sand Castles (Photo Friday: Architecture)
 Structures rising tall o’er pristine shores, can’t deter castles in the sand. ***** I write this, having just returned from our annual family vacation at the lovely Polynesian Village (Polynesian Resort), and having witnessed the ongoing construction of the new vacation villas. It’s ironic,… Continue Reading “Sand Castles (Photo Friday: Architecture)”
Textures
PHOTO CHALLENGE:Texture… Guest photographer Natalia Maks invites you to find unexpected textures in the world around you.
Reclamation (Photo Friday: From Nature)
***** Finger tendrils climb, Reversing man’s intrusion, Mother Nature’s claim. ***** Postaday:Â
An Engineer’s Journal: June 1967, “Lunch”
***** An Engineer’s Journal: June 1967 As a graduate chemical engineer, I expected the vagaries of being a woman in a traditionally male profession.  Yet, on that first day as a Process Design Engineer, I could not have predicted my first problematic situation in… Continue Reading “An Engineer’s Journal: June 1967, “Lunch””
Secret Sanctum
Was barely eight when first I found, This hidden hollow for my sticks and stones, and hunted sea glass; from the world around, I never tired, in this blissful zone. One day, flamboyant, signaling sound disclosed, Irritated first, I watched, transformed anew, The sunny,… Continue Reading “Secret Sanctum”
Zigzag
PHOTO CHALLENGE:For this week’s challenge, share with us your own take on zigging and zagging. It can be a winding path, the Herringbone pattern on your coat, a scar: any jagged line that tells a story.
Out of the deep (Photo Friday: Big)
***** Shimmering stillness, Shattering, splashing serpent, Nessie un-submersed. Postaday:Â
Portrait: “L’Apres-midi d’un Faune”
Surrounded, Framed in leafy green, Foraging the foliage, Startled, sensing she was not alone, Warned by wafting air of danger near, Beware! Hidden, Waiting for the frame, I spied in silent awe, Inwardly, I laughed my nervous laughter I, the unobserved observer, I, poet… Continue Reading “Portrait: “L’Apres-midi d’un Faune””
Lighthouse in the Mist, Cape May, NJ
Bandit
Festive View from the Pub, Peddler’s Village – Lahaska, PA.
Home Sweet Home
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