Opal Reflections
Perspectives through Prose, Poetry and Photography
Category: Creative Writing
Prose and Poetry
Photo Friday: Frozen…Seasons on Ice
It is late August, as I languorously sip my morning coffee on the bedroom porch, noticing the slightly nippy breeze that foretells the fast-approaching end of summer. I ponder how best to respond to this week’s Photo Friday prompt, “FROZEN“, and realize that the… Continue Reading “Photo Friday: Frozen…Seasons on Ice”
Blight or Blessing?
I watch in sadness Helpless, impotent. Unable to shield My shade givers From incessant infestation. None spared; Branch by branch, Tree by tree, They all fall victim To infection. None spared, save one: Radiant, red apple tree Standing strong in southeast corner; Her green… Continue Reading “Blight or Blessing?”
My “Hidden Mickey”
The quest rejoined, excitement builds As, once again we set our sights To see beyond the scrolls and frills, Beyond the in-your-face, distracting, trite displays; The brand, beyond the dazzling lights. We’re partners, ready at the chase A single purpose: reach the highest count… Continue Reading “My “Hidden Mickey””
Haiku Friday: Black Crane
Regal, ebon crane Glides through swamp-realm reeds; unseen, Protected from harm. p
Perspective
🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘 I stand too close, Too attentive. I catch each whisper wafting through the moments of our days together. Too close! Stand away! Rejoice in life’s limitless, lush landscape; Repeating, ever repeating, Ever new! 🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘 Written in response to Trifextra Challenge, “This weekend’s prompt… Continue Reading “Perspective”
Photo Friday: On The Road: “Color me…Blend”
👣👣👣 A Disney World Denizen epitomizes being “On The Road”, as he joins his fellow Chameleons, darting here, there and everywhere, and always blending into the environs, as if by magic. They remind us, amid the excited squeals of the kiddies, that our home… Continue Reading “Photo Friday: On The Road: “Color me…Blend””
Evil, Be Gone!
Words to live by, golden lesson true, Came unexpected; dousing lies, casting aside her wicked, evil spell; her ungodly cauldron brew; ‘mid bursting night-sky flares. Truth will abide: “Let your conscience be your guide!“ Â I wrote this cinquain*(see below), my first endeavor to… Continue Reading “Evil, Be Gone!”
Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae ✒✒✒✒✒ A life in brief; White paper, black ink Highlights, degrees, awards and stats; Job descriptions, lauds and facts. A single page, a bulleted sheaf A static pencil sketch, barely Scratching the surface of the finished canvas masterpiece. Between the lines of… Continue Reading “Curriculum Vitae”
Daily Prompt: Life Line: “The Hands of a Child”
Daily Prompt: Life Line…You’re on a long flight, and a palm reader sitting next to you insists she reads your palm. WHAT does she tell you.Photographers, artists, poets: show us HANDS. The following is my entry: ✒✒✒✒✒✒✒✒✒✒ Nothing is as expressive and tacitly satisfying… Continue Reading “Daily Prompt: Life Line: “The Hands of a Child””
Daily Prompt: Moved to Tears
Daily Prompt: Moved to Tears Describe the last time you were moved to tears by something beautiful. Photographers, artists, poets: show us BEAUTY. http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/08/10/daily-prompt-beauty/ ✳✳✳✳✳ We’ve seen this boat show a hundred times. We’ve climbed our “Sunrise Hill” at dusk, first with our children… Continue Reading “Daily Prompt: Moved to Tears”
Weekly Photo Challenge: One Shot, Two Ways
“One shot, two ways; as illustrated in these two photos, taken dockside at the Polynesian Village in Walt Disney World. The beautiful, nearly fully opened hibiscus blossom had fallen during a rain storm, landing atop a trash receptacle, in a rain puddle. Which proves… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: One Shot, Two Ways”
Photo Friday: First Light
Each morning, the sun rises over the distant trees lining the shores of Bay Lake, to cast its long shadows across the still waters of the Seven Seas Lagoon. Each morning, a unique display is strewn before us like pearls; ever-changing, spectacular and unpredictable.… Continue Reading “Photo Friday: First Light”
Lighthouse in the Mist, Cape May, NJ
Bandit
Festive View from the Pub, Peddler’s Village – Lahaska, PA.
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