Everyday Miracles
I invite you all to play along and share your own inspirations in the comments section. I think you’ll be amazed how you start catching the smallest details and how you start thinking in 5-7-5.
So here we go…
11/18/2024
Stately giants stand,
red bark, scented vanilla,
within my embrace.
11/17/2024
Hanging with horses,
peacefully watching them graze.
A best day ever.
11/16/2024
Horseshoe curve magic
Rio Grande desert rift view
Taos’ welcome sign
11/15/2024
Drive them ’til they die.
Yard full of empty buses,
silent empty seats.
11/14/2024
The angle’s just right,
morning sun beams on my face
stirring me awake.
11/13/2024
Just the sight of you…
Tundra cirque of mountain lakes
Abode of my soul.
11/12/2024
Strange creature-like sphere,
Sputnik yucca spikes protrude,
Enjoyed from afar.
11/11/2024
A flash of Orange
and puffed out spotted feathers,
flicker strikes a pose.
11/10/2024
Winter storm retreats.
Hovering fog banks remain.
Sun will have to wait.
11/9/2024
With tools put away
and firewood neatly stacked,
winter storms roll in.
11/8/2024
Lumps, bumps and tree bombs,
nature’s whimsical snowscape
makes us laugh out loud.
11/7/2024
Winter cannot wait
as new snow dusts the landscape,
urging leaves to fall.
11/6/2024
After elections,
dogs happily wag their tails,
blissful ignorance.
11/5/2024
Chatterbox magpies,
iridescent black-green white,
remind us it’s Fall.
11/4/2024
Narrow paths thread through
dense pine sapling nurseries,
crowded together.
11/3/2024
Autumn’s silver light
dawns behind a wall of clouds.
Snow will be here soon.
11/2/2024
Now leaves coat the ground.
Fragrance of decay invokes
childhood memories.
11/1/2024
A dot in the sky,
colored silk filled with hot air,
always surprising.
10/31/2024
Risking everything,
tarantulas cross the road
looking for a mate.
Cold heightened senses
Winging downward breathing snow
ANTICIPATION
Fog on the water
A world away from Taos
Still my heart lives there