Opal Reflections
Perspectives through Prose, Poetry and Photography
Category: Introspection
The Journey
I expect incredibly vibrant sunrise shots and mirrored reflections of the Seven Seas Lagoon; but some of my more memorable moments come from unexpected sights and sounds encountered along the way.
Berryman Place
“…Berryman Place….As an impressionable nine year old, I was relieved that it wasn’t “Bury man Place”. I don’t recall having seen any “berry” men, but I do remember the “Ice Man”, the “Milk Man”, the “Soda Man”, the “Coal Man”, the “Knife-sharpening Man” and (my favorite) the “Ice Cream Man”…read more…
Vivid
Vivid I remember the excitement and anticipation that we felt when Daddy would say (as he reliably did each Sunday afternoon): “Who wants to go to Grunning’s?” With squeals of delight we scrambled into the back of his old station wagon that served not… Continue Reading “Vivid”
On Gregory’s Pond
As snowy blossoms gently fall to ground, A soothing, soaring, skylark song rings clear, As if to pierce the silent, deafening sound, Awakening an inner voice sincere. Reflections, closer than they oft appear when viewed head-on, no longer lie in wait, Breaking through the… Continue Reading “On Gregory’s Pond”
Summer Solstice
Chameleons under foot race in-between umbrellas, raised to shield from blinding light, Each detail planned ahead, a perfect scene, Nothing left to chance, all viewpoints right. My misty morns at ‘Poly’ fill my nights with dreamy visions, moments set in time, ’til hazy, crazy… Continue Reading “Summer Solstice”
An Engineer’s Journal: April, 1978… “Tuning My Piano”
A new installment in “An Engineer’s Journal”, on leaving one company for another, while seeking perfect pitch.
Raptor Rapture
This morn, I spied a rapturous, red-tailed hawk, She spied me back, inviting me to gawk, Instinctive, sensing I was party to her play, Of stalking stealth, and seizing rodent prey. As fresh-fall snow lay soft and fluffy white, Full-cloaked the yard, clear backdrop for… Continue Reading “Raptor Rapture”
Whispers in Time
Wafting, breezes brush across my sun-drenched face, Tresses tossed by humid,salty air, In awe, breath shallow, helpless in my orbit, I watch, as watery depths seem to swallow whole His brilliant light, and cast these glistening golden sands to inky darkness; distant shores replay, and… Continue Reading “Whispers in Time”
Stillness
I snapped this photo through the windshield of my double-parked car in a busy, pre-holiday, supermarket parking lot, with my iPhone. Like the spark-spray created by a tossed log on a blazing fire, scattering and splattering glowing shards in every direction, shoppers darted frantically, amid the cacophony… Continue Reading “Stillness”
Healing Hibernation
November… I know because a gray cloud cloaks my soul, I stand upon the brink of day, though predawn sky’s still dark. I trust a spark of morning’s bursting light will soon burn through, Lifting fog, creating clarity, Slash a way to scrape through buried pain, Acceptance. It will… Continue Reading “Healing Hibernation”
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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