Mother teamed to Son Melted hearts born in hard snow Trained in harmony Black, tan and white fur Bounding for the trail ahead Played in harmony. Heart wrapped in wool Bright eyes sparkle flecks of ice Warmed in harmony. Lovers on a dog sled We are home wrapped in arms Pulled in harmony.” All text…
My Every State of Mind
You are My State of Mind You kiss me and I am a teenage boy being kissed for the first time You laugh and my world becomes a 70s rerun laughing on the carpet You hug me and I am an astronaut finding the cure for cancer on top of Everest You shine desire and…
Retreat
Winter under ice Rain eats snow licking through cold Season melts away. All text and photography © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “Seasons.” … and more Poetry from EatsWritesShoots here.
Seasons Come … and Seasons Go
On February 3rd, Ottawa experienced the warmest February day on record, reaching nearly 10° Celsius. Then this Tuesday, February 16th, Ottawa had a record for its largest single-day snowfall — over 50cm. Yesterday night I went cross-country skiing. And today, February 20th, while not a record, the season has changed again and with a daytime…
Art Made Real
Art pulls at our lives … Your smile follows me wherever I’m pulled I’m held by your gaze. Standing on a bridge struggling with all my fears screams from the weight of years. Made of Titanic marble heroic stands against disbelief Goliath stoned by your devotion. You’re passion born of sea foam but a torso…
Forever is a Time …
Forever is the light a sunset a candle the dim light upon our eyes I watch … it fades and time remains. Forever is a moment, a leaf the sky a season caught in two, I pray … to believe a cycle eternal. Forever is a time a watch a hand a life line wanders…
Optimism
Within the hardness of my husk Sheathed in winter’s ice I hold a softness, compressed by life, Dormant, but alive, I am seeds Ready for spring to erupt Safe within your gaze Protected within your hands, I’m vulnerable to all the world, I am filled with optimism. All text and images © Dale Schierbeck See…
Gravity’s Pull …
Silver sunlight frozen in a teardrop Heaven reaches for Earth’s snowy chest A treasure of crystal caught in gravity’s pull. All text and images © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “Weightless.” … and more Poetry from EatsWritesShoots here.
Frozen Promise
Circle of willow’s fur A heart’s promise caught in ice Spring awaits pussin’ boots. All text and images © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “Circle.” … and more Poetry from EatsWritesShoots here.
Possessing Loss: Remembering Ben
I’d never realized that loss is such a complicated and nuanced concept. I thought you either had something or you didn’t — that something is either possessed or it is lost. I figured the only complication would be if something is misplaced. But over the last year, I’ve discovered that loss is something that can…
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