Tendrils...

May vine

with 

thread like tendrils

 spiraling

  in the sun kissed morning

(photo by Yvonne)

Savor the Day!

Yvonne

Hurricane season getting closer....

 Crazy mighty wind...
 Dire squalid water...
 breaking, cortorting, twisting...
 hurricane's token wrath

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As we get closer to hurricane season
here on the Gulf coast,
I remember just how much
force is behind a hurricane.
 The most memorable hurricane for me was
Hurricane Beulah in 1967.

We lost everything.

I hope this season is a quiet one.

Savor the Day!
Yvonne
 

Finally... RAIN!

Dry

dehydrated

thirsty

THEN...

RAIN!

water

 drops

singing

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We recently got about 2 inches of rain,

after a very long dry spell.

It wasn't much, but it was a blessing.

I could almost hear the water drops singing.

so I wrote this small stone.

---Yvonne

Moon scatters...

The moon scatters

glistening radiance

to unburden the night

Yvonne



Heirloom beauties...

 Heirloom beauties 

of color

curtsy to spring's

primordial day

(ink drawing/watercolor)

Yvonne

To the artist in you....

Artist,

don't hold back

by the very requirement

of getting it right.

Savor the Day!

Yvonne

Calls of the Birds

shingled breast of scaled quail

vibrates

calling

chip-churr, chip-churr

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red shouldered hawk

calls out 'kee-ah' in his

acipiter flight

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white tailed hawk sings

'kee-la'

'ke'

'kee-la'

as he hovers

on the warm wind currents

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Yvonne

Shadow Lace

Shadow lace

lies on the wall

with it's coolness.

YVONNE

Quail Run

Neck in neck

the quail run

through the land

of little rain

Shadows upon me

     Tilted wings of bird

 shadows dancing upon me

Clouds bloom

New gamboge clouds

bloom in a twilight sky

Fluff up your feathers

 fluffy feathers arise with faith

Yvonne

Wine barrels

 The aged wood waits

with grace and beauty

---old wine barrels at Dry Comal Creek Winery---

Yvonne

Dandelioin Fuzz

(photo by my daughter, Amy Shirey)

Dandelion fuzz

submits to

Earth's wind tugs

Ground Squirrels

 Ground squirrels aim for salvation

beneath earth's permissive crust

My friend Karen and I walk around the football field at the school most mornings.

This is the time of year little ground squirrels like to burrow down for the winter.

Quite a few entrances can be seen at the edge of the field now.  One day we spied

a little guy kicking out dirt and popping up now and then.  We couldn't get a photo.
 I know they are rodents,

and cause many problems for people, but I couldn't help

but smile when  I saw him.

Just one of God's creatures.

Savor the Day!

Yvonne

Wing Dust

A small yellow moth

leaves wing dust

on my hand

like a bit of

powdered sunshine.

(Nature is amazing!)

Pink Hydrangeas in New England

After fading away

their color still lingers in the air

Sea Gulls

  Moss upholstered stones

a place of peace for some

After the Rain

Sage leaves dance in the light

and breathes color

into the shimmering air.

---

Yvonne

Italian city stroll

Feeling clothed

by ancient walls

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Yvonne