Opal Reflections
Perspectives through Prose, Poetry and Photography
Category: Weekly Photo Challenge
Shadow Landing
As we landed in Las Vegas on Wednesday, the glitzy skyline of the “Strip” was in our sights, and (I suspect) the primary focus of my fellow travelers. I noticed that as we neared the ground, the shadow of our plane grew larger and closer, until touchdown, when the shadow merged with the subject. This photo captures that penultimate, (extra) ordinary moment.
Sixth Sense
Poetic musings, prompted by an unusual photo and a thought provoking quote: “A man’s dreams are a maze even he cannot know.”
Robert Jordan
Sand Prints
Denizens of the beach at Polynesian Village scurry for breakfast, leaving their tracks in the freshly-raked sand.
Our Daily Bread
Our Daily Bread …a villanelle about inspiration; inspired by a stunning spider’s web that glistened in the morning rays of sun, pouring through my kitchen window.
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Half and Half
Diamanté seemed the perfect poetic accompaniment to illustrate this week’s Photo Challenge theme: Half and Half.
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 The Way to Disney World…
On the way to Disney World with grandsons all in tow,
I spied some topiary bulls that looked like buffalo…
Broken
Broken Bedazzled by intensely tinted deck,   Resplendent splash that hides too well the stains        Of decades overrun with sad neglect, Knocking, cracking, warning ever plain.        E‘en deadly risk ignored by… Continue Reading “Broken”
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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