Image: Glass City River Wall, courtesy of Urban Sight, Inc. Glass City River Wall (a haibun) Destination: Toledo, Ohio, USA. Many cities have an easily recognizable landmark — the one that sets it apart from all other cities on the planet. Toledo, Ohio, nicknamed the Glass City, has such a landmark. However, historically, this landmark […]
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Image: Eroded Coast, Ireland, Fay Collins, oil on board Eroded Coast, Windswept Man I’ve been down this rutted path countless times before always providing adventure always something in store My mind starts to wander across the meadow verdant green set surreal against the azure sea it appears to be a dream Rickety old fence now
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Bells of Giralda seen and heard for miles perched high up in the belfry waiting strikes with bated breath clang clang felt to the bone twenty-five bells of Giralda —— Images: The Giralda bell tower at the Cathedral of Seville, Spain by Ron Rowland, taken September 27, 2021 Linked to dVerse ~ Poets Pub —
I Find Myself It’s early morning and I find myself alone on empty sidewalks outside a grand cathedral as an open door beckons me in To my surprise, I’m the only soul inside natural light shines through the gothic columns illuminating the Cathedral of Seville Deep within this holy place I find myself in awe
Light Pillar Volcanic magma emitting fiery glow shaped and filtered by Mount Etna’s caldera reflecting off ice crystals high above the night air This serendipitous rendezvous between a hemorrhaging earth and vaporous atmosphere illuminated without sun creating a pillar of light against a sky so fair —— Image: Light Pillar over Volcanic Etna, Image Credit
My First Chicken I remember the day I caught my first chicken or is it only the photograph that I fondly remember I remember collecting eggs on my Aunt Ruby’s farm no photo of that exists so I’m sure it is a real memory The smoke house had a bathtub and the outhouse had a
Tilting at the Windmills of My Mind Another day that I must fight the enemy within It’s not real I’m told – no need to unsheathe my sword Yet there he is again, stealing memories of old This enemy arrived stealthily, I did not see him come I often don’t know he’s there – or
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42 Days On The Iberian Peninsula A picture a day from our 2021 self-guided tour of the Iberian Peninsula. The image featured above was our planned route (overnight stops identified with a red circle). Our plan had us flying into Barcelona, and week later flying to Granada. At Granada we rented a car and followed
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The Surf of Praia do Norte, Nazaré They say that Nazaré is the ocean’s Everest with waves so tall us humans, cannot comprehend When the big ones roll in, the global surfers descend attempting to tame this beast again, again, and again Once a sleepy fishing village on the coast of Portugal the surfing paradise
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The Sunset of My Life Day begins with heavy fog preventing use of many senses cannot see beyond the pale cannot see life’s governing fences Awakening sounds not discernable permeate embryonic air sun burns through the morning fog day commences without a care Morning hours have structure and a clear path to follow do this,
