Thursday, December 15, 2011

Geese at Sunset


Two nights ago, the scene above:
geese on tranquil lake
at sunset.

Tonight, though,
the wind is howling
the rain is pelting
the water surging
past sunset
inky black.

I had a calm scene to write tonight
but the relentless winds
are skewing the scene
tossing it
here and there.

And that's the way it goes.
Mm?

9 comments:

  1. Great photo Sharon. Love the color and composition. It was pretty ugly here today, and has finally stopped raining. Howling winds tho.

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  2. Such lovely words, Sharon. Exactly what I need as I settle in for the night. Gorgeous photo too. Very calming. Sweet dreams. . .

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  3. mother nature is always a co-creator and a muse to the writer/artist/musician, isn't she. enjoy her company.

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  4. I love the photograph with the sky reflected in the water. Will the stormy weather change your calm scene?

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  5. A few words, a picture, and you said it all!the mood, the light, what you're doing, how things have influence on what you're doing..A kind of long haïku! :)

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  6. What a golden palette. Perfect way to complete a day.
    Squawk, squawk, squawk, squawk, squawk...

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  7. Perfect description of my desk and me peering out at the bird feeder bouncing on its bungee cord in the wind.

    You are only the second person I have met, the first one I did meet in person when I went to their home in Arkansas, who lived in Chautauqua. Irene DaBoll was her name. He husband a great type font designer and the father of American calligraphy: my mentor.

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  8. Isn't it amazing how weather and nature influence what we do? So much of what I observe around me shapes my creative decisions.

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  9. So beautiful! Happy Christmas, Sharon!

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