Pick Your Poison

July 25, 2025sandyjwhite Poetry Tags: #WDYS, #Whatdoyousee, Photo Prompt, Poetry 12 Comments

Photo by YS @ Unsplash

One
Or
The other
Could be your
Choice

Price
Of
Ignoring
Mother Nature’s
Voice

Photo by Colin Watts @ Unsplash

Sadje’s What Do You See #298

Slipping And Sliding

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

Photo by Vladimir Vinogradov @ Unsplash

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

Sadje’s What Do You See #297

Eye To Eye

July 8, 2025sandyjwhite Birds, Haiku, Poetry Tags: #WDYS, #Whatdoyousee, Birds, Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry 9 Comments

Photo by Sasha Matic @ Unsplash

prey meets predator
tension filled standoff ensues
spared or sacrificed?

Photo by Nik @ Unsplash

Sadje’s What Do You See #296

On A Mission

June 5, 2025sandyjwhite Animals, Nature, Poetry Tags: #WDYS, #Whatdoyousee, Photo Prompt, Poetry 10 Comments

Photo by Adam Azim @ Unsplash

Drawn to this place
She knew not
Why
Guided by tides
And moonlit
Skies

Up the beach
She trudged with
Sighs
In quest of a place
Her eggs to
Hide

Digging away till
Dawn was
Nigh
At last secured
Her eggs did
Lie

Her fate fulfilled
Before she
Died
Back into the ocean
She did
Glide

Sadje’s What Do You See #291

Down But Not Completely Out

May 22, 2025sandyjwhite About Life, Poetry Tags: #WDYS, #Whatdoyousee, Photo Prompt, Poetry 11 Comments

Photo by Maksym Mazur @ Unsplash

A furtive look
Always
On guard
The price paid for
A life lived
Hard

A furtive look
Always
On guard
Past convictions
His reputation
Marred

A furtive look
Always
On guard
Why was he
From society
Barred?

A furtive look
Always
On guard
From this malaise
He vowed to be
Jarred

One day a smile
Would find
His face

No longer
Trapped
In disgrace

Sadje’s What Do You See #289

Rooftop Rendezvous

May 13, 2025sandyjwhite About Life, Poetry Tags: #WDYS, #Whatdoyousee, Photo Prompt, Poetry 11 Comments

Photo by Brooke Balentine @ Unsplash

She had arrived
With hope in her
Heart
From her true love
Never to
Part

His true intent
Never quite
Clear
Stealthily, cat-like
Approached from the
Rear

The deed done
He did hurriedly
Flee
Off to continue
His sordid crime
Spree

Marking the spot
A modest
Bunch
All he could muster
In a time
Crunch

Sadje’s What Do You See #288

Of Course It Is

May 6, 2025sandyjwhite About Life, Poetry Tags: #WDYS, #Whatdoyousee, Photo Prompt, Poetry 12 Comments

Photo by Miguel Luis @ Unsplash

Tucked away
Deep
Inside

Where
Humanity
Resides

Emotions, thoughts and
Big dreams
Too

Without them
We’re not me or
You

Tucked away
Deep
Inside

Where we live
And sometimes
Hide

Sadje’s What Do You See #287

Dream On Dreamer

April 2, 2025sandyjwhite About Life, Poetry Tags: #WDYS, #Whatdoyousee, Photo Prompt, Poetry 15 Comments

Image by Rob Mulally @ Unsplash

A dreamer
He would always
Be
Nestled
High up in a
Tree

Where his thoughts
They did roam
Free
Nestled
High up in a
Tree

Apart from reality
Unlike you and
Me
Nestled
High up in a
Tree

As time revealed
And all could
See
A dreamer
He would always
Be

Sadje’s What Do You See #282

Cherry Blossom Time

March 18, 2025sandyjwhite About Life, Nature, Poetry Tags: #WDYS, #Whatdoyousee, Photo Prompt, Poetry 20 Comments

Photo by Redd Francisco @ Unsplash

Stroll beneath
The
Cherry trees
Tilt your
Face
To catch the
Breeze

Stroll beneath
The
Cherry trees
Soak up the
Warmth
Well past
Freeze

Stroll beneath
The
Cherry trees
Make
No haste
Go as you
Please

Stroll beneath
The
Cherry trees
Nature’s beauty
Yours
For
Free

Stroll beneath
The
Cherry trees
Serenely
Calm
Simply
Be

Sadje’s What Do You See #280

Can You Hear Me Now?

February 18, 2025sandyjwhite Poetry Tags: #WDYS, #Whatdoyousee, Photo Prompt, Poetry 13 Comments

One Or The other Could be your Choice

Price Of Ignoring Mother Nature’s Voice

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

prey meets predator tension filled standoff ensues spared or sacrificed?

Drawn to this place She knew not Why Guided by tides And moonlit Skies

Up the beach She trudged with Sighs In quest of a place Her eggs to Hide

Digging away till Dawn was Nigh At last secured Her eggs did Lie

Her fate fulfilled Before she Died Back into the ocean She did Glide

A furtive look Always On guard The price paid for A life lived Hard

A furtive look Always On guard Past convictions His reputation Marred

A furtive look Always On guard Why was he From society Barred?

A furtive look Always On guard From this malaise He vowed to be Jarred

One day a smile Would find His face

No longer Trapped In disgrace

She had arrived With hope in her Heart From her true love Never to Part

His true intent Never quite Clear Stealthily, cat-like Approached from the Rear

The deed done He did hurriedly Flee Off to continue His sordid crime Spree

Marking the spot A modest Bunch All he could muster In a time Crunch

Tucked away Deep Inside

Where Humanity Resides

Emotions, thoughts and Big dreams Too

Without them We’re not me or You

Tucked away Deep Inside

Where we live And sometimes Hide

A dreamer He would always Be Nestled High up in a Tree

Where his thoughts They did roam Free Nestled High up in a Tree

Apart from reality Unlike you and Me Nestled High up in a Tree

As time revealed And all could See A dreamer He would always Be

Stroll beneath The Cherry trees Tilt your Face To catch the Breeze

Stroll beneath The Cherry trees Soak up the Warmth Well past Freeze

Stroll beneath The Cherry trees Make No haste Go as you Please

Stroll beneath The Cherry trees Nature’s beauty Yours For Free

Stroll beneath The Cherry trees Serenely Calm Simply Be

I have every right You see To raise my young To roam Free

I have every right You see To simply meet Our Basic needs

I have every right You see To glide above From Tree to tree

I have every right You see To future habitat Secure from Greed

I have every right You see To expect you to hear A mother’s Plea

I have every right You see…

Can’t you simply Leave us Be?

One
Or
The other
Could be your
Choice

Price
Of
Ignoring
Mother Nature’s
Voice

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

prey meets predator
tension filled standoff ensues
spared or sacrificed?

Drawn to this place
She knew not
Why
Guided by tides
And moonlit
Skies

Up the beach
She trudged with
Sighs
In quest of a place
Her eggs to
Hide

Digging away till
Dawn was
Nigh
At last secured
Her eggs did
Lie

Her fate fulfilled
Before she
Died
Back into the ocean
She did
Glide

A furtive look
Always
On guard
The price paid for
A life lived
Hard

A furtive look
Always
On guard
Past convictions
His reputation
Marred

A furtive look
Always
On guard
Why was he
From society
Barred?

A furtive look
Always
On guard
From this malaise
He vowed to be
Jarred

One day a smile
Would find
His face

No longer
Trapped
In disgrace

She had arrived
With hope in her
Heart
From her true love
Never to
Part

His true intent
Never quite
Clear
Stealthily, cat-like
Approached from the
Rear

The deed done
He did hurriedly
Flee
Off to continue
His sordid crime
Spree

Marking the spot
A modest
Bunch
All he could muster
In a time
Crunch

Tucked away
Deep
Inside

Where
Humanity
Resides

Emotions, thoughts and
Big dreams
Too

Without them
We’re not me or
You

Tucked away
Deep
Inside

Where we live
And sometimes
Hide

A dreamer
He would always
Be
Nestled
High up in a
Tree

Where his thoughts
They did roam
Free
Nestled
High up in a
Tree

Apart from reality
Unlike you and
Me
Nestled
High up in a
Tree

As time revealed
And all could
See
A dreamer
He would always
Be

Stroll beneath
The
Cherry trees
Tilt your
Face
To catch the
Breeze

Stroll beneath
The
Cherry trees
Soak up the
Warmth
Well past
Freeze

Stroll beneath
The
Cherry trees
Make
No haste
Go as you
Please

Stroll beneath
The
Cherry trees
Nature’s beauty
Yours
For
Free

Stroll beneath
The
Cherry trees
Serenely
Calm
Simply
Be

I have every right
You see
To raise my young
To roam
Free

I have every right
You see
To simply meet
Our
Basic needs

I have every right
You see
To glide above
From
Tree to tree

I have every right
You see
To future habitat
Secure from
Greed

I have every right
You see
To expect you to hear
A mother’s
Plea

I have every right
You see…

Can’t you simply
Leave us
Be?