poetry, prose, and photography
walking by the shore
with geese bobbing in the surf
gentle signs of spring
Yesterday I spent a few hours along the Edmonds waterfront. A place of tranquil happiness for me. A rough week marched by, which I spent fighting a less brutal virus than usual. Sunlight and sea kissed air heal me in many ways.
the grace of sunlight flowing through the evergreens memories of rain
on the edge of dusk
sun approaching the mountains
a day free of rain
snow flurries through the streetlight's gaze silence
under the street light
with the gently falling rain
sipping my coffee
as the snow lingers sunlight hides behind the firs and western mountains
autumnal progress food provided for the birds with the air cooling
in the early morn as the sun's slowly climbing above smoke-filled skies
Today’s Word of the Day Challenge features “Early”, which I discovered via Woolly Muses’ response. The accompanying photo is one I took this morning. It doesn’t do justice to the red skies this morning. Quite beautiful, even though they’re caused by the smoke.
the joys of sunlight
graceful clouds within blueness
seagulls cry calming
Laugh, and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and you weep alone;
For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth,
But has trouble enough of its own.
Sing, and the hills will answer;
Sigh, it is lost on the air;
The echoes bound to a joyful sound,
But shrink from voicing care.
Rejoice, and men will seek you;
Grieve, and they turn and go;
They want full measure of all your pleasure,
But they do not need your woe.
Be glad, and your friends are many;
Be sad, and you lose them all;
There are none to decline your nectar’d wine,
But alone you must drink life’s gall.
Feast, and your halls are crowded;
Fast, and the world goes by.
Succeed and give, and it helps you live,
But no man can help you die.
There is room in the halls of pleasure
For a large and lordly train,
But one by one we must all file on
Through the narrow aisles of pain.
by ELLA WHEELER WILCOX (1855-1919)
Public Domain Poetry
Hat tip to Tati & Tony over at Unbolt.me.
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