Japanese poetry forms – An Enchanted Place

Snowdrop Dawn

23/01/2021

fresh petals sway … More Snowdrop Dawn

In the Long Grass

30/05/2018

sunlight gilds long grass blue sky intentions reach high dreaming untethered

On the Bridge

10/02/2018

meet me on the bridge

where the chasm between us

no longer divides … More On the Bridge

Owl and Pussycat

09/01/2018

attitudes diverge

for harmonious journeys

compromise required … More Owl and Pussycat

Feeding Reveries

02/10/2017

labyrinthine streams wending in life-giving flows feeding reveries

Seeking Opportunities

25/09/2017

ever watchful eyes seeking opportunities certainties forgone

Wraiths

11/09/2017

ivory forms glide adrift in silent dreaming wraiths on the water

Nature’s Balm

03/09/2017

bathe in pure sunlight nature’s balm upon your skin reviving your soul

boundary lines marked containing Earth’s wild spaces guardianship claimed This post is for Cee’s Black and White Challenge. This week’s theme is Letters A or B, and I decided to show pictures of some of the boundaries of the meadow and wooded area. Both the first and last pictures show newly erected boundaries, as management of the wooded … More Boundaries

Solitary Watcher

07/02/2017

lonely gaze watches abandoned to solitude awaiting friendship This post is for the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge. This week’s prompt is solitude. I photographed this jackdaw when we were in Cornwall last summer. It was sitting all on its own in a tree in the middle of Tintagel village. Jackdaws are very social creatures, seen more often … More Solitary Watcher

Late Bloomer

06/12/2016

willful late bloomer shrouded by chill apathy awaiting sun’s touch I had intended to share my November Changing Seasons post today, but, as it’s getting late here and it’s still not ready to go, I thought I’d share one of the pictures I took during November instead. The haiku was written in my notepad with somewhat frozen fingers while I was … More Late Bloomer

Dionysus Smiles

08/11/2016

lord of wild spaces revelling in vibrant shades before frosts return I thought I’d take a little break from my NaNoWriMo writing to share a couple of photos and a haiku with you. These pictures were both taken in my sister’s garden – a fascinating area that’s full of little moss covered statues and odd … More Dionysus Smiles

Local

18/10/2016

Gentle light caresses fields shorn of their summer abundance as the newly awoken sun peeks above the horizon, tinting the wide sky in pastel shades. A lonely blackbird breaks the lingering hush of the pre-dawn hours. Soon it is joined by its fellows, and their voices rise in joyous chorus. Peace settles upon me as I breathe in … More Local

Dragonfly

04/10/2016

sun-kissed wings shimmer calm affirmations exchanged connection achieved Yesterday morning I was sitting on a bench in the corner of the meadow, my eyes closed as I listened to the birds singing, my face tilted to the sun as I enjoyed its warmth on my skin. I was feeling incredibly relaxed and happy, and connected to … More Dragonfly