Opal Reflections
Perspectives through Prose, Poetry and Photography
Category: Photography
Photo Friday: Mirror
The sun announces the dawn of this new day, casting its reflection, mirror-like, across the still surface of the Seven Seas Lagoon.
Villanelle*: Precious Progeny
👫👫👫👫👫 ************************************************* My Grandsons, three plus two, my ‘starting five’ they rampage, romp, and shoot at hoops with zest My ‘Sis’ has five Grand-girls, in pink they thrive. all prettied up, her girls dress to the nines while mine, in ‘Pirate Blue”, launch plunder-quests… Continue Reading “Villanelle*: Precious Progeny”
Sunset on Navy Pier
Oh city of wind and wild imaginings Where magnificent miles stretch ahead Full of possibilities Bereft of disappointments As hope lives on And thermals lift soaring wings on high Night life settles in. Written in response to Trifextra Challenge.
Photo Friday: Spacious
A full-sized baseball field, makes an unforgettable impression on an exuberant 10 year-old, taking the field for the first time with his team for regional playoffs. Words cannot describe the feeling of pro-field spaciousness, after having played exclusively on local sandlots; and realizing that… Continue Reading “Photo Friday: Spacious”
Clarity
From my bulkhead window seat I smile, I buckle up, take a breath and sigh. This sparkling crystal morn will be imprinted on my ever-wakening mind’s eye… Forever. New paths (i’m told) will spread ahead for me, I gladly (if warily) seize this dawning… Continue Reading “Clarity”
Ecstasy Unleashed
On his crown, the Blenheim spot. His loft: a perch to watch the world go by. Until… “Want to go for a walk?” Dashing to the doorstep, Tail wagging, He welcomes his tether. 🐶🐶🐶 Trifextra Weekend Challenge: This weekend we’re asking for… Continue Reading “Ecstasy Unleashed”
Delicious…En Provence
It was a very windy, sparkling clear day, on the cliffs overlooking Villfranche sur Mer, when we stopped into the lounge for a sip. As we sat by the tall arching windows atop Eze Village at Le Cevre d’Or, we ordered our wine and… Continue Reading “Delicious…En Provence”
Weekly Photo Challenge: An Unusual POV
While most folks were enthralled to walk through the recently opened ‘gate’ to the new FantasyLand and its novel attractions, my camera lens was drawn, instead, upward from the ground to the flag at the top of the dramatic parapet, outlined so brilliantly against… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: An Unusual POV”
Savanna: Survival
Oddest creature: She spreads her lanky legs, Falling clumsily to her knees to slurp up water-gulps. She survives. Tallest mammal: Sprinting across the savanna, Reaching tree-clumps; razor-sharp teeth gathering meals at dusk. She survives. Strangest denizen: Darkening spots, unique as fingerprints, revealing her true… Continue Reading “Savanna: Survival”
Beyond The Bubble
Globule jiggling Reflections wriggling Within black-rimmed sphere. Kaleidoscopic shimmer as images glimmer through the bubble. Horizon dipping lower, Rim receding, slower and lower still. Vision quest paced As floaters erased: My eye-view mending. Notes: Beyond The Bubble. Though retina surgery is not something I… Continue Reading “Beyond The Bubble”
Weekly Photo Challenge: Sea
The Sea, stretching infinitely far below, as far as the eye can see; defining the horizon, where sky and sea merge as one.
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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