Spring Haze 2013

Dear Everyone:

These 2 triptychs capture Spring with the green
haze of new leaves.

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Pansies 2013

Dear Everyone:

Some more shots from the garden centre.

This time of pansies.

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Helen.

Recent poems 2013

Dear Everyone:

Some recent poems.

GRAVEYARD TONIC

The graveyard sat, heavy on my mind
I noticed a gravestone for an
infant who died at one year
Artifical flowers serenaded
the graves
I find it peculiarly peaceful
Like a meadow in nature
but this is man-made
The willow trees drape
and fold
I might wander round fighting
sleep and study it all
Honouring the dead comes
easily to me
The phrase "my final resting place"
repeats over and over
I'd have a view of the neighbourhood
where I ran and took countless
photographs of surging flowers
I'd better draft my instructions
Do honour my wishes


Helen.


RECKLESSNESS

The sky is your umbrella
The ground your double bed
Keen and wail for the lost
chances
Dash forward to grab a dime
Pennies have been discontinued
A picture paints a thousand words
You just need one to capture
how you are feeling
I like the term "bloated"
All puffy and waterlogged
you've been swimming in the ocean
Are you chilled
Only surfers in wetsuits
brave the waves
You swam without a
lifeguard
Recklessness is your
middle name
I wonder what's next

Helen.

If..Then.. poem 2013

Dear Everyone:

This is my latest poem.

IF..THEN..

If fish flew and birds swam
Then planets might collide
at the disorder of things
Basically don't rock the boat
Just toe the line
Heed the cautionary note
and never wake a sleeping child
If rocks spoke-probably in Gaelic
and water walked along confidently
Then would you exhibit confusion
I certainly would
My eyes laugh at the upside-downness
of it all
And then for a moment I feel fear
Put it all back
and it will be restored
I am thankful


Helen.

"Serious runners only" poem 2013

Dear Everyone:

Here is my latest poem.

"SERIOUS RUNNERS ONLY"

Runners or joggers
What's the distinction
I like the sound of the former
It has some weight and
heft to it
Joggers sounds almost frivolous
Is speed the difference
Do joggers mince
While runners pelt
Do joggers slog along-perhaps
beginners to the past-time
While runners fly along
effortlessly- old-timers
I see the titles of the running magazines-
Canadian Running, Running Times, Running World
The term jog doesn't appear
I pick up a bodybuilding magazine-only
for serious bodybuilders it says
What is the boundary between flirting
with the sport and being a serious bodybuilder
As well, when is a runner considered
serious
One writer said "one mile or
100 miles you are all runners"
I can embrace that

Helen.

Magnolia up close 2013

Dear Everyone:

I never get tired of photographing magnolia
blooms.

These blossoms were on a tree in the
best garden in the community.

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Enjoy.


Helen.

Juxtaposition 2013

Dear Everyone:

I enjoyed this shot because of the juxtaposition
of the delicate, yellow floral branch against
the rustic, rough-hewn brown tree bark.

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Helen.