May – Poem and Photo

WALKING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF A DEER   Walking in the footsteps of a deer a creature free who walks the quiet walk among the feathery pines rustling leaves   a gentle soul who dwells in peace drinks of the calm forest streams and nibbles bark   I am in...

April Poem and Photo

THE FLOWER   In a flower is the face of the sun a magnificent creation designed to provide a place for bees to work   to insure the continuance of life and beauty   randomly strewn to decorate the earth for those who love...

March Poem and Photo

MARCH WINDS   March winds remind me of when I was a child in the little room in grandfather’s house snuggling under the covers   while powerful forces buffeted the walls whistled in the eaves   conjuring up ghosts restless in the night   while I...

February Photo and Poem

THE CROCUS   Her golden breast open to the sun the crocus is the first to the spring starting line huddled in a warm corner of the garden fighting through the detritus of winter   the crocus perseveres through the darkness patiently waiting for the light to...

January Poem and Photo

JANUARY   Winter is here the harbor stretches out in its vastness of blues and whites   at home the trees are long slender fingers filigreed in white reaching for the sky   the frog pond is frozen over the frogs taken refuge in the bottom hibernating...

December Trees

DECEMBER TREES by WZ Nelson Outside the trees stand bare in the cold clean air guarding their buds for the coming year stripped of their camouflaging leaves   their long thin shadows   embellish the snowy banks of the river  Inside   a proud and cheerful tree  ...