Poet. Writer. Photographer.
Raindrops cling to Japanese Maple;Time suspends them to give way toStillness's held breath... subtly exhaledafter I pass as if I were the royal angel. Bare feet upon the cool, smooth stones,into another potential garden of myself, I enter alone,a blossoming bud out of place among the shibui growth;humbly, I pause to reflect but recognize this … Continue reading Gardens Along The Way
In the details of petals,I find my story.Reminiscent moments,silent allegories. That which has come to pass.That which remains.That which comes with faith. Delicate fortitude,golden centeruntarnished by the rains. Poem and images ©LauraDenise
Without a doubt, one of my favoriteparts of life isclouds. The soft pastelsat dawn lift me upand take me home;sunset-backdropped,at day's end,I am delivered again,haloed in gold. Nature-ensconced, nature-infused, nature my lifeline,nature my truth-school. I befriend every creature and petal,explore every infinitesimal detail,lose all track of time in the macrofinding clues about myself, but nothing He has madeentrances … Continue reading Cloudscapes
May Day birthday, one to addgenuinely to my scant album of joyful memories, as Time bows down to still itselfand lets me live some momentsimmortally beneath the Magnolia trees that seemed to have waitedfor this occasionto begin their epic blooming. So dear to me have becomethe velvet ivory,symbolizing hopeand soul purity, so many seasons dormant,waiting … Continue reading Beneath The Magnolia Trees
Don't tell me there is no divinitywhen I am looking heaven in the eye,infused with the essence, soul-transfixed, lifted,swirling upwards as colors become light,and the ingress solicitously entices the spiritas form sublimes, shapeshifts until undefined,and passes through the full transfusion of serenitythrough the glowing portal in the after-pouring sky. Poem and this evening's photo ©LauraDenise
Sunrise in the brassunlit lamp,gold upon gold,collision of natureand made-by-man; the outdoorsreach in. Sunrise in my heartleaps up to receivegood morning kissupon bashful cheek; Mother Naturegreets. Sunrise cycle,diurnal darkdrape drawn,degrees of goldencontingent upon perspective-cloudsat dawn. Axis-hinged, we allspin on.
Concrete daisies veiled in silhouette,shadows upon the crushed,colorless. Wind-caressednonetheless,the mood of the kinesthetic,interpretless, no witness,for every glanceis upon the sourcehues and scent, the cast-shadow dance,musicless. I fall into a trancewatching all the waysthe whispered stories on the side non-stageare artistically portrayedin the concrete-daisyballet. Poem and image ©LauraDenise
Beneath the Prunus avium Plena,I walk with thee,our souls the samedouble bloom,pure white,light-laced,bound tenderly. Graceful and graciousis this love;we bow humbly. The birds sing.Eternal spring.Hearts hatched;finally, the Birthing. My life beganwhen you reachedfor my hand,and we strolled into our dreams leisurely,intentionally losingourselves togetheramong the double whitecherry trees. Photo sent to me by a friend ❤
In the texture of petals,in the lifelines and veins,I silently read the private storiesin the evaporating, evanescent after-rain. In the ones with the audacity to rise and bloom where they please, defying borders and surviving pesticides, I feel myself for the first time breathe. In the tiniest, overlooked complexities, I scrutinize worlds within,chosen and privy to the revealingof the … Continue reading Of Wildflowers
With my hand on your beard,as I look through the windowsof your soul, release some of the fears,let your eyes close,feel more than hope –with certainty, know. With my hand on your heart, feel the warmth, a blanket wrapped lovinglyin front of the hearth;I will hold it tenderly,never let go,so you never againfeel the chill of alone. With my hand in yours, a … Continue reading With My Hand
