What’s It All About?

October 22, 2017sandyjwhite About Life, Daily Prompt, Inspiration, Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Reflection, The Age Factor, Trees, Words Tags: Daily Prompt 15 Comments

Aging well

Is a matter of
Harnessing & honing

The resilience
Depth of character
And
Beauty of spirit
Within

As
Physical attributes
Without
Steadily decline

Finally realizing
And
Embracing

It’s
What’s inside

That has kept us
Afloat
All these years
Anyway

Inspired by Daily Prompt – Enlighten

In A Nutshell #18

October 21, 2017sandyjwhite About Life, Daily Prompt, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Reflection, Words Tags: Daily Prompt 11 Comments

Sometimes
We
Have to
Stop
Searching
So
What we
Are
Seeking
Can
Find us

Inspired by Daily Prompt – Release

In A Nutshell #17

October 16, 2017sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Insight, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Reflection 10 Comments

Life
Is like

A
Roll of film

Developed

Day by day
Frame by frame

Indelibly
Imprinted with

All the
Joys and sorrows

Encountered
Along
The way

In A Nutshell #16

October 5, 2017October 5, 2017sandyjwhite About Life, Daily Prompt, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Reflection, Social Commentary, Words Tags: Daily Prompt 12 Comments

I
Wake up
Thinking

NOW
What
Happened?

Not
Really

Wanting
To
Know

Daily Prompt – Deny

In A Nutshell #15

October 1, 2017sandyjwhite About Life, Daily Prompt, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Reflection, Words Tags: Daily Prompt 13 Comments

Litmus test:

Is
Popularity

Worth
The price

Of
Conformity?

Daily Prompt – Popular

More Than Meets The Eye

September 25, 2017sandyjwhite About Life, Daily Prompt, Flowers, Insects, Inspiration, Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Reflection, Words Tags: Daily Prompt

Earth’s
One mammoth
Compost bin

All
Living things
Enter in

A fate
Worse than death
I think Not

Just
Another twist in
Nature’s plot

Could it be so dire
To nourish
Clover

Throngs of
Butterfly beauties
Hover over?

Inspired by Daily Prompt – Planet

Reality Check

September 24, 2017sandyjwhite Daily Prompt, Monochrome, Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Reflection, Trees, Words Tags: Daily Prompt 12 Comments

It’s
Not like

We
Can just

Coast
To
The curb

On
Fumes

And
Dial up
AAA

To
Give us
A
Tow

Care for Mother Earth

Inspired by Daily Prompt – Pamper

In A Nutshell #14

September 16, 2017sandyjwhite About Life, Daily Prompt, In A Nutshell, Insight, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Reflection Tags: Daily Prompt 4 Comments

Things
Can’t fill
A
Hollow
Vessel

Inside out
Happiness
Mounts

Inspired by Daily Prompt – Recreate

Close But Not Quite

September 11, 2017sandyjwhite About Life, Daily Prompt, Flowers, Monochrome, Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Reflection, Words Tags: Daily Prompt 19 Comments

Sympathy
And
Empathy
May be
First cousins

But
They aren’t
Identical twins

Thinking
Of someone
At
A time of loss

Is
Nothing like
Feeling
Their heart breaking

Inspired by Daily Prompt – Sympathy

In A Nutshell #13

September 7, 2017sandyjwhite About Life, Autobiographical, Creativity, Daily Prompt, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Reflection, Words, Writing Tags: Daily Prompt 5 Comments

The older
I get
The more
Condensed
My ideas

Soon
They will
Evaporate
Altogether

Having
Skimmed
The
Cream
Off the
Top

Inspired by Daily Prompt – Finite

Aging well

Is a matter of Harnessing & honing

The resilience Depth of character And Beauty of spirit Within

As Physical attributes Without Steadily decline

Finally realizing And Embracing

It’s What’s inside

That has kept us Afloat All these years Anyway

Inspired by Daily Prompt – Enlighten

Sometimes We Have to Stop Searching So What we Are Seeking Can Find us

Inspired by Daily Prompt – Release

Life Is like

A Roll of film

Developed

Day by day Frame by frame

Indelibly Imprinted with

All the Joys and sorrows

Encountered Along The way

I Wake up Thinking

NOW What Happened?

Not Really

Wanting To Know

Daily Prompt – Deny

Litmus test:

Is Popularity

Worth The price

Of Conformity?

Daily Prompt – Popular

Earth’s One mammoth Compost bin

All Living things Enter in

A fate Worse than death I think Not

Just Another twist in Nature’s plot

Could it be so dire To nourish Clover

Throngs of Butterfly beauties Hover over?

Inspired by Daily Prompt – Planet

It’s Not like

We Can just

Coast To The curb

On Fumes

And Dial up AAA

To Give us A Tow

Care for Mother Earth

Inspired by Daily Prompt – Pamper

Things Can’t fill A Hollow Vessel

Inside out Happiness Mounts

Inspired by Daily Prompt – Recreate

Sympathy And Empathy May be First cousins

But They aren’t Identical twins

Thinking Of someone At A time of loss

Is Nothing like Feeling Their heart breaking

Inspired by Daily Prompt – Sympathy

The older I get The more Condensed My ideas

Soon They will Evaporate Altogether

Having Skimmed The Cream Off the Top

Inspired by Daily Prompt – Finite

Is a matter of
Harnessing & honing

The resilience
Depth of character
And
Beauty of spirit
Within

As
Physical attributes
Without
Steadily decline

Finally realizing
And
Embracing

It’s
What’s inside

That has kept us
Afloat
All these years
Anyway

Sometimes
We
Have to
Stop
Searching
So
What we
Are
Seeking
Can
Find us

Life
Is like

A
Roll of film

Day by day
Frame by frame

Indelibly
Imprinted with

All the
Joys and sorrows

Encountered
Along
The way

I
Wake up
Thinking

NOW
What
Happened?

Not
Really

Wanting
To
Know

Is
Popularity

Worth
The price

Of
Conformity?

Earth’s
One mammoth
Compost bin

All
Living things
Enter in

A fate
Worse than death
I think Not

Just
Another twist in
Nature’s plot

Could it be so dire
To nourish
Clover

Throngs of
Butterfly beauties
Hover over?

It’s
Not like

We
Can just

Coast
To
The curb

On
Fumes

And
Dial up
AAA

To
Give us
A
Tow

Things
Can’t fill
A
Hollow
Vessel

Inside out
Happiness
Mounts

Sympathy
And
Empathy
May be
First cousins

But
They aren’t
Identical twins

Thinking
Of someone
At
A time of loss

Is
Nothing like
Feeling
Their heart breaking

The older
I get
The more
Condensed
My ideas

Soon
They will
Evaporate
Altogether

Having
Skimmed
The
Cream
Off the
Top