haiku

Sunday Stills: The Letter T

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I came across the Sunday Stills challenge for the letter T this week and I was excited to be able to post this turtle photo that I shot back at the Garden of the Groves in the Grand Bahamas back in April.  I hope you enjoy this photo and experience the carefree, playfulness of it.

Swimming playfully,
turtles splashing in the pond,
bonding with siblings

Turtles

Poems for Manet

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I’ve been having a slight writer’s block lately and can’t seem to be inspired to write poetry.  I decided to try something different and pulled out my book on Impressionists, hoping it would inspire me somehow.  Looking at these beautiful paintings did trigger me to think, feel and sense various emotions.  These two haiku are based on my reactions to paintings by Edouard Manet.

The Railway

Behind railway bars,
the little aristocrat
dreams to be free.

The Railway by Edouard Manet
Edouard Manet. The Railway. 1872-1873. Oil on canvas.

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Plum Brandy

The ice cream’s melting,
wealthy youth stares at nothing,
life drip-drips away.

Plum Brandy
Edouard Manet. Plum Brandy. 1878. Oil on Canvas