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Light in Dark

April 4, 2020 by Dale Leave a Comment

“Let me go!” and I run into the shadow my feet licked by the darkness of the entrance I run from fear a present that tears at my covers pries the dusk from my eyelids it breathes upon my lobe whispers into my night “Fear not” and my pulse is buried in pillow I claw…

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Filed Under: GloPoWriMo2020, Poetry, Writes Tagged With: dark, Darkness, dream, GloPoWriMo, Light, nightmare, Poem

Alight

April 1, 2016 by Dale Leave a Comment

Lighted Ice

Light frozen in ice Dripping winter into spring Divided by night.” All text and photography © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “Half-Light.” … and more Poetry from EatsWritesShoots here.

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Filed Under: B&W, Haiku, Night, Poetry, Shoots, Weekly Photo Challenge, Winter Tagged With: Darkness, divided, frozen, Haiku, Ice, ice storm, icicle, Light, spring, Weekly Photo Challenge, Winter

“The Darkness” (Oatmeal Stout) Beyond the Pale Brewing Company

March 4, 2015 by Dale Leave a Comment

Darkness (Beyond the Pale)

Pour chocolate into me and lick me clean …. Rating → 84 points Stats: Oatmeal Stout. 5.6% ABV. 30 IBUs. Ottawa, Ontario. Size: Half-growler Colour: Dark, dark brown — impenetrable Mouth Feel: Medium, very natural carbonation; light in the mouth, creamy in the middle, clean finish Purchased: From Brewery Price: $7 (plus $3 bottle deposit) Pairing Notes:…

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Filed Under: Beer Reviews, Eats, Oatmeal Stout, Stout, Winter Beers Tagged With: beer review, Beyond the Pale, chocolate, craftbeer, Darkness, hop, malt, Oatmeal, Ontario, Ottawa, sensuous, sessionable, stout, Winter Beer

From Shadows into Dream

January 10, 2015 by Dale Leave a Comment

Falling From the light into the darkness Heart breaks Aching For starlight To steal the night. Walking From darkness into light Heart swells Whole and healthy Beating Sunshine into The rhythm of your veins Rising From shadows into dream. All text and images © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post…

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Filed Under: B&W, People, Poetry, Shoots, Uncategorized, Weekly Photo Challenge, Writes Tagged With: back, backlit, black and white, bride, Darkness, dream, Light, Photograph, Poem, Shadow, wedding, Weekly Photo Challenge, window

Nocturnal Grass

September 29, 2014 by Dale 4 Comments

© Dale Schierbeck 2014 © Dale Schierbeck 2014 © Dale Schierbeck 2014 © Dale Schierbeck 2014  © Dale Schierbeck 2014 By the warmth of the moonlight, these elephantine grasses swayed in the winds of our Indian summer night and totally captured my heart. See more of from other’s submissions to the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Nighttime….

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Filed Under: Flora, Nature, Night, Shoots, Sky, Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged With: Darkness, elephant grass, grass, midnight blue, moon, moonlight, Night, Nighttime, Photo, Photography, Shoots, Weekly Photo Challenge

A Million Bells at Nighttime

September 26, 2014 by Dale 10 Comments

Million Bells at Night

 © Dale Schierbeck 2014  © Dale Schierbeck 2014 The notion of pictures at night are indeed a beautiful theme. There are so many elements to the night and so many variables that can be incorporated with the play between the shutter speed, aperture, and even the use of a flash, light and the absence of…

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30 Poems in 30 Days – Global Poetry Writing Month (2022)

  • The Story of a Dog

    The Story of a Dog
  • A Love Song

    A Love Song
  • Chosen

    Chosen
  • Wormwood

    Wormwood
  • Bashert

    Bashert
  • Lumber Dog

    Lumber Dog
  • Aisling for the Land

    Aisling for the Land
  • Hard Boiled Boy

    Hard Boiled Boy
  • The Blasted

    The Blasted
  • Sense of Time

    Sense of Time
  • We Reflect

    We Reflect
  • A Family Grown

    A Family Grown
  • Fly — Away

    Fly — Away
  • Curtains

    Curtains
  • A Question Heard

    A Question Heard
  • The Storm

    The Storm
  • A Dis-Ode to the Mushoom

    A Dis-Ode to the Mushoom
  • Bun in the Oven

    Bun in the Oven
  • The world don’t owe you nothing

    The world don’t owe you nothing
  • the syrphid

    the syrphid
  • Osborne

    Osborne
  • Love is not a Word

    Love is not a Word
  • Meta

    Meta
  • Super-Pop

    Super-Pop
  • footprints on the sands of time

    footprints on the sands of time
  • Spring Grows

    Spring Grows
  • Neptune’s Recline

    Neptune’s Recline
  • Red Light, Green Light, Stop

    Red Light, Green Light, Stop
  • Wuthering Heights

    Wuthering Heights
  • Afterwinter

    Afterwinter
  • The Story of a Dog

    The Story of a Dog
  • A Love Song

    A Love Song
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