fullness

to be a forest
and to be an island too
to be all of you 🦊❤️






 

reminders to live today

 a wilted flower
leaves rehearsing for autumn
 a bird’s sudden end  🦊❤️


 

humpty dumpty’s fall

for so many years
the wall stood the test of time
humpty dumpty fell   🦊❤️


 

i see the light

sunlight… the artist
electrifies the canvas
then in a blink… off  🦊❤️

 

your turn tuesday gallery #17



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theaters are famous for many reasons
lincoln and oswald to statler and waldorf
the home of comedy/tragedy
joseph conroy
...

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up in the rafters
time after time after time
the lion roars
yulan mimmy san
...
 
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life behind the curtain
soon to be seen
before the final call
june kushner
...

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the play has begun
what is the line, i must say
nervous fears take hold!
eileen brennan
...

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the curtains will close
we can start the next act soon
all actors stand by
eileen brennan
...

unseen
behind the curtain
privileged or prisoner?
when will we find out?
normand chabot
...

critics
statler or waldorf
ready to heckle muppets
their seats are ready
normand chabot
...

verse 1
did someone sit there?
someone famous? someone poor?
sit back, imagine
neal steele
...

verse 2
maybe juliet?
maybe archie and edith?
or maybe no one
neal steele
...

honest abe
way up in the box
i look and see john wilkes booth
"shhhh no talking please"
daniel ravasio
...

on high
if the world’s a stage
who’s watching us from above
hope it’s our angels
marilyn
...

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in the audience
magnificent architecture
anticipation
mary k fogleboch
...

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the stage is ready
captive audience awaits
open minds listen
nicole hufford leach
...
🦊❤️














what do i see?

hey look - a balloon
tattooed on the rough old leg
of an elephant  🦊❤️





 

“why not?”

climbing oh so high
wearing a pink wide brimmed hat
it’s hot! - so why not?  🦊❤️


 

you can’t hide

in that hollow log
pretending to not be there
but… i have the proof  🦊❤️

 

creativity is a five syllable word

just hopping along
a young man in a frog suit
cre-a-tiv-i-ty  🦊❤️

 

heights of confidence

from atop his perch
the worker stands tall and sure
i quake at the thought… 🦊❤️

 

as i see it

when i look i say
“it’s only dabs of color”
so… i’ll just paint that… 🦊❤️

 

your turn tuesday #17

write a haiku inspired by the picture above. classic haiku form is:
5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables
or

any three line haiku regardless of syllable count
Or
whatever style haiku you like
Or
just a poem!! 
feel free to do as you please!

Send your haiku’s title and haiku to me at danrav200@gmail.com . You can also use the comment box in the upper right hand corner of the web version of this post to submit your entry.  Or, facebook messenger. 
Next Tuesday I will post the photo and submitted haikus’s as the post of the day. The author’s name will be included unless otherwise instructed not to include.   Looking forward to reading and posting your haikus!! 
You can view the previous “your turn tuesday” gallery of  haikus here- https://may-king-sense.blogspot.com/2021/07/your-turn-tuesday-16-gallery.html?m=1
Thank you.
🦊❤️


 

 


 

“mirror, mirror on the wall…”

in the swollen creek
the grey sky admires itself
summer thunderstorms 🦊❤️





 

like threading a needle

the trails grow tighter
as the green grasses grow wild
threading the needle… 🦊❤️


 

leaning into it

day in… and day out
you will see them side by side
putting in the miles 🦊❤️


 

wonderful wineberries

in the summer heat
delicate orbs… so yummy
they fill my tummy  🦊❤️

(Wineberries along trails in Wissahickon Park)

 

glamour in the green

as lithe as a wisp
sashaying around the crowd
you bow… then you’re gone 🦊❤️



 

mastodons not welcome

honeylocust tree
leaves so delicate and small
how long your thorns grow  🦊❤️



 

your turn tuesday #16 gallery


lookout
i rise above the earth
seemingly floating on air
i watch - all is well
judith kudra weinzen (1st time contributor)
...

uplifted
to live in the trees
surrounded by birds singing
that could be heaven
marilyn
...

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a house in the woods
to grandmother's house we go
look, it's a treehouse
eileen brennan
...

high life
secluded serenity
a loft elevated
sleep over and above
thomas might
...

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treehouse time for kids
imaginations go wild
cherished memories
ed tabish
...

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if you want to see
where memories are hiding
look up to the trees
marie pejrimovska
...

misplaced house
the wizard of oz
helped dorothy get back home
... but the house did stay
normand chabot
...

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up and up the tree
my home away from home...
a tomboy at heart
yulan mimmy san
...

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high in the tree
like a squirrel or a raccoon
bird's eye view
yulan mimmy san
...

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up in a tree
i will always be a kid
hiding out
yulan mimmy san
...

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my secret hideout
quiet, peace, tranquility
mine to share with you
joyce amatangelo (first time contributor)
...

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i rush by the tree
always looking straight ahead
missing all the joy
neal steele
...

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hidden among the trees
a place alone for me and a friend
sharing memories
mary k fogleboch
...

bird's eye view
perched above the ground
everything looks different -
a new perspective
ruth macintosh
...

simple serenity
when i was a kid
my treehouse was just two boards
across some tree limbs
dan ravasio
...

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what an amazing find
a treehouse to play in
no kid would mind
joseph conroy
...

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some call it a clubhouse
some call it a fort
some call it a last resort
joseph conroy
...

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the mulberry tree
was the perfect place to build
my simple tree house
daniel ravasio
...

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eating mulberries
perched in my simple treehouse
along with the birds
daniel ravasio
...

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a magic treehouse
young minds discover new worlds
remarkable quests
nicole hufford leach
...

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once a child’s clubhouse
now a retired man’s lair
books, peace and quiet
stephanie lynn
...
🦊❤️













 

“a friendly little shack lives right here”

cozy little shack
like the ones bob ross would paint
on “joy of painting”  🦊❤️

 

are there birds in heaven?

even saint john paul
believes one bird in hand is worth
two in the heavens 🦊❤️



 

a stack of poems

huge tower of strength
reduced to slices of time
one atop the other 
those hundreds of years
sliced into decades of time
like a stack of dimes
after all those years
growing into a giant
this… is how it ends
the wood of your life
now neatly stacked in a pile
woodworker’s delight

🦊❤️


 

“won’t you take me home?”

a cute little house
an orphanage for old books
waiting for a home  🦊❤️




 

hole in one

nothing is sweeter
than realizing a dream
and showing your joy 🦊❤️
my son in law james relishing in his first hole in one on a 190 yard hole. 

 

sign of the times (?)

a toy at the curb…
has it been outgrown by time?
or times that decry? 🦊❤️






 

your turn tuesday #16

  

write a haiku inspired by the picture above. classic haiku form is:
5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables
or

any three line haiku regardless of syllable count
Or
whatever style haiku you like
Or
just a poem!! 
feel free to do as you please!

Send your haiku’s title and haiku to me at danrav200@gmail.com . You can also use the comment box in the upper right hand corner of the web version of this post to submit your entry.  Or, facebook messenger. 
Next Tuesday I will post the photo and submitted haikus’s as the post of the day. The author’s name will be included unless otherwise instructed not to include.   Looking forward to reading and posting your haikus!! 
You can view the previous “your turn tuesday” gallery of  haikus here- https://may-king-sense.blogspot.com/2021/06/your-turn-tuesday-gallery-15.html?m=1
Thank you.
🦊❤️


 

 

3,2,1 blast-off

a swing in a tree
was my spacecraft to the stars
blast-off butterflies… 🦊❤️


 

sunday stroll

after the rain stopped
all the snails put on their best
and went for a stroll  🦊❤️

 

me and gramps

me in my tie dye
and you in your madras shirt
birds of a feather 🦊❤️

both of us look on
seeing this and seeing that
wheels always turning  🦊❤️

oh how i hated
your watchful eye kept on me
now… i understand 🦊❤️

you… blue collar man
you… could do it all type man
you… my super man 🦊❤️









 

rose colored glass reflections



surprise, surprise… me
being a reflection in
rose colored glasses 🦊❤️


 

🍎 store

an apple a day
keeps the outside far away
virtual will do… 🦊❤️



 

the gist of me

sitting quietly
in the midst of what has be-
come the gist of me… 🦊❤️