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Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: 2015 Week #12

I am always on the lookout for anything eye-catching to photograph nowadays- I know I can put them here! Do you really want to hang out at the “Shame of San Diego”? Ok, not so original- a towel gorilla (or monkey, or orangutan) An ornate weighing machine, Seaport Village, San Diego

Musings on the occasion of World Poetry Day

If I could give you a window Into the space of my mind If emotions within me I could show Raw, unadorned, blind No better way is there in this universe No better form of expression Than carving words into powerful verse Exuding unbridled passion Thoughts that are uncomfortable Ideas too abstract to explain A poemContinue reading “Musings on the occasion of World Poetry Day”

Surviving rape

Broken inside Secrets to hide Struggling to float In the deep moat Of sorrows profound Of demons that hound Pain once inflicted Deeply embedded Etched on her soul Branded like coal Crying for escape A change of landscape A cleansing of soul To render her whole.. ** She is a survivor Her strength can reviveContinue reading “Surviving rape”

Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: 2015 Week #11

Colorful and bright They pose an interesting sight My photographic eye they invite… Outside the Children’s museum in San Diego, CABicycle kite, Seaport Village, San DiegoMexican peasant dresses, Old Town, San Diego

The Daily Post: Fresh

The cerulean sea The benevolent sun Shining down bright Waking up to this sight.. A fresh day has begun (Both these photographs are of the Caribbean sea taken from a cruise ship)

Finding confidence

Teetering steps Wavering confidence Bashful apologies In self-defence Afraid of falling, Of errors unknown Myriad voices calling To drown down my own.. I feel overwhelmed My faith is slowly dying I cannot even pretend Otherwise, though I’m trying… How do I get back From this dark, black hole When confidence I lack To make myContinue reading “Finding confidence”

A Photo a Week Challenge: Brighten Up Your Day

Sun, sands, the sea and the ship!

Content ambition

You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough. -William Blake Being contented with what you’ve got Leads on the path to happiness Be satisfied is what I was taught Was told that it would lower stress.. * My heart does not this fact accept I think contentment kills progressContinue reading “Content ambition”

Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge: 2015 Week #11

All these photographs are from my recent visit to San Diego, CA Corridor, Hotel Hyatt, San Diego, CA Stairway at a boutique hotel, San Diego, CA Corridor, Coronado, San DiegoSeaport Village, San Diego

A Word a Week Photograph Challenge – Float

Embarcadero, San Diego Afloat in the Caribbean.. Water lily leaves floating- Longwood Gardens, PA

ONE WORD PHOTO CHALLENGE: MELON

What a lovely color to photograph! Both my images are from the Philadelphia Flower Show.

Attraction

Laws of attraction Whimsical, arbitrary Causing distraction In a life ordinary Wreaking havoc profound In a tumultuous mind Emotions raising a sound While going through the grind I was caught unaware Thrown in a cataclysm Obsession threatening to declare A war within my heart’s realm Oblivious of circumstance Mindless of time and place Attraction IContinue reading “Attraction”