Opal Reflections
Perspectives through Prose, Poetry and Photography
Category: Poetry
Writing, Photography, Culinary, Crafting
Haiku Friday: “Les Baux de Provence”
Swan lake gliders slide beyond our Provence picket fence: Bucolic “Les Baux.” This photo was taken while ‘en Provence’ last April. While staying at “La Cabro d’Or”, we would stroll from our garden terrace to the manor house, around this lovely lake, and the… Continue Reading “Haiku Friday: “Les Baux de Provence””
Sun ‘brellas
I’m drawn once more To wind blown, ebbing shores To feel the sand-grains ‘neath my soles Bear silent witness to the quest of gulls, And fill my head and heart with surf-salt breeze. I rush on past the shore-side ‘ brellas, Treading hard the… Continue Reading “Sun ‘brellas”
Chasing the Steeple
Why do I turn away? Centerpiece of this bright day, A Far Hills fete: “The Steeple Chase”. Autumn brilliance sets the stage: Whilst grassy-tracked steeds sling muddy sod, Orange-framed oval, strewn with spectators. Trumpet’s blare calls to all: “ta ra ta da”! I focus… Continue Reading “Chasing the Steeple”
Maestro
I write this poem today, after having attended a concert at Lincoln Center, where Andras Schiff, not only created wonderful artistry at his fingertips doing two Bach Concerti, but also, and surprisingly, almost more impressive was his conducting of the Medelsohn and Schuman. it… Continue Reading “Maestro”
Obsession
Why oh why do I insist on crafting, with a string and sticks? Could it just be the thrill of art, a perfect piece will soon impart? Or maybe it’s the color blocks, or… Continue Reading “Obsession”
Haiku Friday: Blue-sky Hope
Felled mother-trunk Strewn with fractured fence debris, Frames blue-sky hope. I wrote this Haiku while looking back on my hurricane Sandy photos. It struck me then, as it does now, that though this Grand Dame Tree that had thundered loudly to… Continue Reading “Haiku Friday: Blue-sky Hope”
Lighthouse in the Mist, Cape May, NJ
Bandit
Festive View from the Pub, Peddler’s Village – Lahaska, PA.
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