Opal Reflections
Perspectives through Prose, Poetry and Photography
Category: Writing 201
Mittens
Winter is coming! Not tomorrow or next week, not this month or next month, but surely winter is sneaking in, seeping ‘neath the back door sill…
Sweet Dreams
We stuffed animals have to stick together, especially if we are to remain “preferred traveling companions”!
Hidden Treasure in Our Woods
As seasons come and seasons fly
and leaves once green, turn gold,
We know while life is passing by,
Our story’s being told.
Ode to Winged Flight
Ode to Winged Flight So not to miss the miracle outside my door, From darkness into morning light I dive to catch a glimpse of broad-winged avians, I strive. They’re graceful as they synchronize o’er shore, Arising up as seaside waters shimmer, To soar… Continue Reading “Ode to Winged Flight”
To See a World In a Grain of Sand
This weekend’s challenge in Writing 201: Poetry: “So: this weekend, share with us a poem that you love (by someone who isn’t you, please). You can quote a particularly striking line (or two) in a new message in the Commons, or drop a link… Continue Reading “To See a World In a Grain of Sand”
Imperfect Treasure
A treasured, if imperfect, rocker is the subject of today’s poem for the Writing 201 challenge.
She
She: A piece about my favorite denizen of the wild animal kingdom – The giraffe- written for Day 3 of Poetry Seminar, Skin, Prose-Poetry, Internal Rhyme.
My Daily Bread
Poetry, Day 2: Gift, Acrostic, Simile
An acrostic, using the letters that spell “Cavalier King Charles Spaniel” as first letter of each line: “My Daily Bread”
Raise the Net!
Set, precisely placed, Ref’s whistle blares o’er melee, Sphere propelled to net. Writing 201: Poetry…Day 1: Screen, Haiku, Alliteration; Today, write a poem about/against/in homage to the screens in your life.
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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