Another Year

To my chagrin, relief, and great amazement, another year has whizzed by.  Faster than the speed of light, it would seem.  2012 brimmed with business.  A whirlwind of business.  At the moment it's a bit quieter around here, but the busy cycle will begin again soon, to be sure.  I'm just thankful for the little time I have to relax.  The white blanket enveloping the ground is lovely to observe...from inside a warm house.  Getting back to my blog, for however short a time that may be (who knows if you'll see another post again in the near future!) has been enjoyable. Though there are countless things this past year that I wistfully wish I could have accomplished, or even begun, I'm thankful to God for the things I did accomplish, and the time, whether large or small, He gives to do more.  My camera's abode, for example, has long been the shelf, and I hope to dust it off a bit more this year than last.  Before I sign off, I thought this would be a good verse to share in lieu of this new year:  

Deuteronomy 31:8 ~ "The Lord is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you.  He will not fail you or forsake you.  Do not fear or be dismayed." 

Happy 2013! 

Some More Poetry - "Moon"

For this post, I have written a Tanka, which, in Japanese means "short poem."  In the book, Rip the Page!, the author presents a format for writing a Tanka:

Line 1: Name an object from nature (moon, mountain, sun, river, tree, cloud...).
Line 2: Choose 3 words that describe your object.
Line 3: What does you object do? or how does your object move?
Line 4: Where is your object in time and space?  Be as specific as you can.
Line 5: What do you have that your object doesn't have: no  ______, no  ______, no  ______.

Moon

moon
shimmering, glowing, ethereal
casts its misty rays of silver upon the sleepy lands and restless seas
a pearly white marble suspended in a world of darkness
no heart, no mind, no time even to soak up the sunshine

A tanka by a little sparc

Another Little Poem

Pine cones

Coppery pine cones
Crackle so delightfully
Under worn old shoes.

A haiku by a little sparc 

P.S. Have still been very busy, so didn't have much time for poems this week... so, even though National Poetry Month ends today, I'll post a few more poems in  May!

Away

Well, as I'm sure you know, it's been quite a while since I've posted.  These past several months have been packed.  This month I had planned to post a poem and a photo each day, because... April is National Poetry Month!  Obviously these plans were a bit too ambitious, but will try to post a few poems before the end of this month.  This poem is by Valerie Worth, from the book, All the Small Poems and Fourteen More...

Dandelion

Out of
Green space,
A sun:
Bright for
A day, burning
Away to
A husk, a 
Cratered moon:


Burst
In a week
To dust:
Seeding
The infinite
Lawn with 
Its starry
Smithereens. 

2012

The sun has set on 2011... and is now rising on 2012! Have a blessed new year!