Natural Excavation

December 30, 2018sandyjwhite Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Dirt, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Water 2 Comments

Through the soil
It carves a
Path

Slowly at first
Becoming
Fast

Gravity
Its pull now
Cast

Downstream roaring
At full
Blast

Slight indentation
Turned deep
Gash

As water’s force
At earth does
Gnash

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Dirt

Sidewalk Art

December 29, 2018sandyjwhite Haiku, Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Abstract, Debris, Leaves, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP 6 Comments

woven together
windswept remnants of autumn
organic collage

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Abstract

Webmaster

November 29, 2018sandyjwhite Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Spider, Unaware 6 Comments

Like on
Any other
Date

Unaware
Their predator
Awaits

Shortly then to
Meet their
Fate

Spider’s
Appetite to
Sate

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Unaware

In A Quandary

November 23, 2018sandyjwhite Monochrome, Photo Challenge, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Monochrome, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Shop, Which Way Challenge 10 Comments

Which way
To turn
Shops in
Every
Direction

Which ones
Are
Worth
Further
Inspection

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Shop

Which Way Challenge

A Real Gem

November 19, 2018sandyjwhite Birds, Haiku, Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Hummingbird, Jewel, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP 29 Comments

tiniest jewel
iridescent green in flight
blink and you’ll miss it

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Jewel

It’s A Siesta

November 16, 2018April 30, 2021sandyjwhite Birds, Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Birds, Ducks, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP 5 Comments

Snooze
And you
Lose
Is
What they
Say

Or
Perhaps
Just have
A
Perfect
Day

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Snooze

Well Orchestrated

November 15, 2018sandyjwhite Haiku, Nature, Photo Challenge, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Orchestrate, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Which Way Challenge 17 Comments

each hue plays its part
in symphony of color
perfect harmony

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Orchestrate

Which Way Challenge

Anticipation

November 14, 2018sandyjwhite Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Freeze, Ice, Poetry, Snow, Word of the Day 14 Comments

It’s coming
Soon
I know it
Will
Winter wind
With
Piercing
Chill

It’s coming
Soon
I know it
Will
Thin layers of
Ice
Unexpected
Spills

It’s coming soon
I know it
Will
Slipping and
Sliding
Down the
Hill

It’s coming soon
I know it
Will
Fall’s glory
Victim
Of winter
Kill

Word of the Day – Freeze

A Mixed Bag

November 13, 2018sandyjwhite About Life, Autobiographical, Monochrome, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Monochrome, Past, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Reflection 12 Comments

It’s fun to reminisce about
And
Important to learn from
The past

But
The present eludes
And
The future is forfeited by
Those who choose to
Live there

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Past

Mini Masterpieces

November 10, 2018sandyjwhite Haiku, Photo Challenge, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Flies, Homemade, Photo A Day Challenge, Poetry, Tactile, Word of the Day 19 Comments

begging to be touched
soft, ornately crafted flies
watch out for the hook

Word of the Day – Tactile

Photo A Day Challenge: Homemade

Through the soil It carves a Path

Slowly at first Becoming Fast

Gravity Its pull now Cast

Downstream roaring At full Blast

Slight indentation Turned deep Gash

As water’s force At earth does Gnash

woven together windswept remnants of autumn organic collage

Like on Any other Date

Unaware Their predator Awaits

Shortly then to Meet their Fate

Spider’s Appetite to Sate

Which way To turn Shops in Every Direction

Which ones Are Worth Further Inspection

tiniest jewel iridescent green in flight blink and you’ll miss it

Snooze And you Lose Is What they Say

Or Perhaps Just have A Perfect Day

each hue plays its part in symphony of color perfect harmony

It’s coming Soon I know it Will Winter wind With Piercing Chill

It’s coming Soon I know it Will Thin layers of Ice Unexpected Spills

It’s coming soon I know it Will Slipping and Sliding Down the Hill

It’s coming soon I know it Will Fall’s glory Victim Of winter Kill

It’s fun to reminisce about And Important to learn from The past

But The present eludes And The future is forfeited by Those who choose to Live there

begging to be touched soft, ornately crafted flies watch out for the hook