A No Win Situation

January 4, 2026sandyjwhite About Life, Monochrome, Photo Challenge, Photography, Photos, Poetry Tags: Messy, Monochrome, One Word Sunday, Poetry 12 Comments

Closets have a way
Of filling up each day

Stuff comes there to stay
Until it’s thrown away

But tossing what’s not mine
An unspoken crime

Rather than pay the fine
Wait till another time

One Word Sunday: Messy

The New Year’s Eve Express

December 31, 2025sandyjwhite About Life, Poetry Tags: #WDYS, #Whatdoyousee, Photo Prompt, Poetry 14 Comments

Photo by Tobias Reich @ Unsplash

In
Whirls of snow
And
Dankest
Gray
Alas
They all were
Whisked
Away

Without pause
Or
Brief
Delay
Alas
They all were
Whisked
Away

Time
Had come
It was the
Day
Alas
They all were
Whisked
Away

The
Final judgment
Left to
Pay
Alas
They all were
Whisked
Away

For their
Eternal souls
We
Pray
Alas
They all were
Whisked
Away

In
2026
They could not
Stay

Sadje’s What Do You See #321

Two Amigos

October 5, 2025sandyjwhite About Life, Animals, Haiku, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Companionship, Haiku, Poetry, Word of the Day 9 Comments

our four-footed friends
give unbiased acceptance
just what we all need

Word of the Day: Companionship

Maybe, One Day

October 1, 2025sandyjwhite About Life, Photography, Photos, Poetry Tags: One Day, Poetry, Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge 8 Comments

If
We could only
Share
As willingly as
Trees

What
A better place
Our
Own world would
Be

Nutrients and
Water
Passed back
And
Forth

Without negotiation
As
A matter
Of
Course

No
Petty wars
Or
Bickering

In the name of
Would be
Kings

If
We could only
Share
As willingly as
Trees

To
Live life in
Harmony
Peacefully and
Free

Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: One Day

Boxed In

September 30, 2025sandyjwhite About Life, Haiku, Poetry Tags: #WDYS, #Whatdoyousee, Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry 7 Comments

Photo by Tommao Wang @ Unsplash

captive every day
the nine to five working grind
alone in a crowd

Sadje’s What Do You See #308

En Plein Air

September 23, 2025sandyjwhite About Life, Poetry Tags: #WDYS, #Whatdoyousee, Photo Prompt, Poetry 14 Comments

Photo by Slave Jamm @ Unsplash

As much as
He
Tried

Mother Nature
Defied

His
Many
Attempts

And
Ample time
Spent

Paint
Never could
Catch

Such
Beauty
Unmatched

Mother Nature’s
Art

Resides
In the heart

Sadje’s What Do You See #307

It’s Time To Realize

August 22, 2025August 22, 2025sandyjwhite About Life, Poetry Tags: Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Time 9 Comments

Time
It pays us
No
Heed

It
Simply has
No
Need

For
In its bonds
We’re
Tied

Until
The day
We
Die

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Time

Now You See It, Now You Don’t

August 7, 2025sandyjwhite About Life, Haiku, Photography, Photos, Poetry Tags: Gardens, Haiku, Poetry 4 Comments

pure tranquility
the ever-elusive quest
keeps slipping away

A Test Of Patience

July 19, 2025sandyjwhite About Life, Monochrome, Photography, Photos, Words Tags: Monochrome, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Traffic 9 Comments

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Traffic

Slipping And Sliding

July 15, 2025sandyjwhite About Life, Haiku, Poetry Tags: #WDYS, #Whatdoyousee, Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry 10 Comments

Photo by Vladimir Vinogradov @ Unsplash

Closets have a way Of filling up each day

Stuff comes there to stay Until it’s thrown away

But tossing what’s not mine An unspoken crime

Rather than pay the fine Wait till another time

In Whirls of snow And Dankest Gray Alas They all were Whisked Away

Without pause Or Brief Delay Alas They all were Whisked Away

Time Had come It was the Day Alas They all were Whisked Away

The Final judgment Left to Pay Alas They all were Whisked Away

For their Eternal souls We Pray Alas They all were Whisked Away

In 2026 They could not Stay

our four-footed friends give unbiased acceptance just what we all need

If We could only Share As willingly as Trees

What A better place Our Own world would Be

Nutrients and Water Passed back And Forth

Without negotiation As A matter Of Course

No Petty wars Or Bickering

In the name of Would be Kings

If We could only Share As willingly as Trees

To Live life in Harmony Peacefully and Free

captive every day the nine to five working grind alone in a crowd

As much as He Tried

Mother Nature Defied

His Many Attempts

And Ample time Spent

Paint Never could Catch

Such Beauty Unmatched

Mother Nature’s Art

Resides In the heart

Time It pays us No Heed

It Simply has No Need

For In its bonds We’re Tied

Until The day We Die

pure tranquility the ever-elusive quest keeps slipping away

pathway to success a tricky ascent at best pole is always greased

Closets have a way
Of filling up each day

Stuff comes there to stay
Until it’s thrown away

But tossing what’s not mine
An unspoken crime

Rather than pay the fine
Wait till another time

In
Whirls of snow
And
Dankest
Gray
Alas
They all were
Whisked
Away

Without pause
Or
Brief
Delay
Alas
They all were
Whisked
Away

Time
Had come
It was the
Day
Alas
They all were
Whisked
Away

The
Final judgment
Left to
Pay
Alas
They all were
Whisked
Away

For their
Eternal souls
We
Pray
Alas
They all were
Whisked
Away

In
2026
They could not
Stay

our four-footed friends
give unbiased acceptance
just what we all need

If
We could only
Share
As willingly as
Trees

What
A better place
Our
Own world would
Be

Nutrients and
Water
Passed back
And
Forth

Without negotiation
As
A matter
Of
Course

No
Petty wars
Or
Bickering

In the name of
Would be
Kings

If
We could only
Share
As willingly as
Trees

To
Live life in
Harmony
Peacefully and
Free

captive every day
the nine to five working grind
alone in a crowd

As much as
He
Tried

Mother Nature
Defied

His
Many
Attempts

And
Ample time
Spent

Paint
Never could
Catch

Such
Beauty
Unmatched

Mother Nature’s
Art

Resides
In the heart

Time
It pays us
No
Heed

It
Simply has
No
Need

For
In its bonds
We’re
Tied

Until
The day
We
Die

pure tranquility
the ever-elusive quest
keeps slipping away

pathway to success
a tricky ascent at best
pole is always greased