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Generations

April 30, 2017 by Dale 5 Comments

Grandfather in uniform

Staring into faces I stand in the dark Of my parents’ room At the black and white Photos silently Paper tombstones line Thick dust silhouettes Names only spoken In stories of others Stories once taken Immigration there Just married right here Anniversaries Graduations once Off to war once more Suits ties shiny shoes Dresses Sunday…

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Filed Under: NaPoWriMo_2017, People, Poetry Tagged With: ancestor, black and white, Family, father, generations, histsory, identity, name, NaPoWriMo2017, Photograph, Poetry, soldier

Chiaroscuro

April 10, 2017 by Dale Leave a Comment

Portrait of Jessica

My love is composed Upon a limestone canvas Worn white with history’s chisel Her mystery emerges Through a faithful portal past Shadowed oak lacquered black The solidity of her stance A palette knifed upon her dress Smoothed soft upon her breast Brush strokes feathered fine With an afternoon’s warm shine Breaching bright background walls Reaching…

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Filed Under: B&W, Jessica, NaPoWriMo_2017, Poetry Tagged With: black and white, Chiaroscuro, Jessica, Light, painting, Poetry, portrait, Shadow

Youth Stands Trapped

February 27, 2017 by Dale 5 Comments

Youth Matched

Hormones find a match Sexual curiosity A young boy stands trapped.”   All text and photography © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “A Good Match.” … and more Poetry from EatsWritesShoots here.

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Filed Under: Children, Haiku, People, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged With: a good match, boy, curiosity, erotica, Haiku, Seville, sex shop, Spain, Weekly Photo Challenge, youth

Fortune’s Shadow

February 15, 2017 by Dale 7 Comments

Gypsy telling fortune

“Hold the rosemary, Listen my child, I offer you fortune, I offer you clarity. “Give me your hand Give me your life Give to me money and I’ll stop time in the sand. “Your lines are your roads Your hand is my map You travel from far, it is written in codes. “You are newly…

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Filed Under: B&W, Jessica, People, Poetry, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged With: Fortune, Fortune Telling, gypsy, Jessica, Poem, rosemary, Seville, Shadow, Spain, Weekly Photo Challenge

Reflected Magic

November 20, 2016 by Dale 5 Comments

Jeff Koons' "Tulips"

Melt the rainbow in a pot of gold Mold the molten into magic Tear the sunshine from the rain Polish me a jelly-bean into jewel Consume the world in a blink Send my wife tulips for today Bend the bouquet into illusion And cast your beauty upon its mirrors.” All text and photography © Dale…

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Filed Under: Architecture, Objects, People, Poetry, Sky, Travel, Water, Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged With: Bilbao, colour, Guggenheim, Jeff Koons, magic, mirror, Poetry, Reflection, sculpture, Spain, Tulips, Weekly Photo Challenge

Beware the Beach Creature

August 15, 2016 by Dale 2 Comments

Beware the hungry brown beach creature Born of creeping cracked canvas she features A claw of six sharp sticks And with a mind full of tricks Who knows: she might be your next teacher.” All text and photography © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “Fun.” … and…

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Filed Under: Beach, Jessica, Poetry, Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged With: beach, brown, claw, creature, Jessica, lymrick, Photography, stick, teacher, Weekly Photo Challenge

In Memoriam: Mark

August 14, 2016 by Dale 2 Comments

Mark in Memoriam

You are a light against the darkness You are a path through our maze You are courage in the face of fear You are gone and still are near. You are a hero, a giant, in an epic story You are peace in a world of worry You are the smile that sets the tone…

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Filed Under: People, Poetry Tagged With: celebration, death, fire, in memoriam, life, Light, loss, Poem, Remember, remembered

Admiration

May 4, 2016 by Dale 2 Comments

Hobbled by a rugby scrum Halted by the surgeon’s drum You drag, you limp, you fight You struggle with all your might Determined to walk without a brace You make physio a sprint to race Stretching, bending, building strong Pushing through pain all day long Your need for help hurts your pride Vulnerability affixes me…

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Filed Under: B&W, Jessica, Poetry, Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged With: admiration, B&W, crutch, fog, hero, Jessica, Poetry, strength, Weekly Photo Challenge

Future Fast & Fit

April 10, 2016 by Dale Leave a Comment

Future bent

You are my future*, fast and fit: Standing still — running into revelry You’re dancing dirty — a dervish in a circle, ours Firm upon a cliff — climbing a mountain, steep We’re cycling — feasting along the Loire Jumping for joy — flung into arms, yours forever Striding across the sea — sinking into…

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Redemption

March 31, 2016 by Dale 1 Comment

Redemption

In you there is a Future for all Hope because love brings a confidence That want is enough for possible To see is enough to imagine. In you there is a Spirit that grows Born of light, it shines an innocence Spreads its wings over heavy shadows Chases the complex from simple love. In you…

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Filed Under: Children, Elijah, Poetry, Weekly Photo Challenge, Writes Tagged With: adult, bunny, child, childhood, Easter, Elijah, father, future, parent, Poem, redemption, Weekly Photo Challenge

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  • Lumber Dog

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