Art & Lens

Upon unnamed seas,
exploring unfound lands
is where you could find me
if ever there were a map,
for even I know not the way
or where I ever am
when I slip through the portals
of my art and lens…

Poem and images ©LauraDenise

I snapped a picture of the clouds while walking into work one day:
inverted and painted, I later brought to life the fleeting escape.

Princess Duties

I am not claiming to have a gift,
to be the one sought out
by enchanted beings,
but can anyone else see
the crab in the leaves
peering at me?

Clearly, he has a message,
to have crossed the busy street
from the beach;
does Titan need me
to immediately return to sea?

I hope all is well.
I get up close
to my crustacean friend.
I listen with my eyes
and take heart
to what he’s said…

misplaced habitat
red crab stares from the bushes
nets my attention

Concrete Canvas

Concrete cannot barricade
my imagination from its escape;
especially on rainy days,
I paint with puddles
like Van Gogh and Monet –
bright colors, ocean waves,
always naturescapes,
to keep from drowning
in the daily mundane.

Concrete cannot barricade
dreams that refuse to fade to gray.

Aquaportal

Emerald, snow-crested

aquamountains

rise up with power,

teasing with fleeting chances

to become safely devoured.

Swallow me up

and take me

to that magical realm

through the hollow

to the sea secrets

beyond the known;

you can trust me

to never reveal

what I see

in that unwitnessed

wonder of the world

beneath.

I think I am the One,

in fact, you seek:

the keeper of

the lost, ancient key…

Water Bridges

I prefer reflections,

let my imagination spin

and transfer me to places

no one’s ever been–

down rabbit holes,

across water bridges,

tour fairy houses,

solve impish riddles,

too much to explore,

an acre…a world,

and I the only trusted guest,

the only human

at the council.