In A Nutshell #60

February 23, 2020sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Inspiration, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Reflection, Words Tags: Forget, Inspiration, Poetry, Reflection, Word of the Day 9 Comments

All can attain
A level of
Immortality

Through
The memories
Permanently etched

In the
Minds and hearts
Of loved ones left behind

As long as
They continue to
Remember

And Stubbornly refuse to
Forget

We live on

Word of the Day: Forget

Nice Ice

February 16, 2020sandyjwhite Haiku, Nature, Photo Challenge, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Shadows Tags: Ice, One Word Sunday, Poetry, Reflection, Shadows 25 Comments

crystallized puddle
morphing as it melts away
temporal snowflake

One Word Sunday: Ice

Eyes Forward

February 9, 2020sandyjwhite About Life, Nature, Photo Challenge, Photography, Photos, Poetry Tags: Future, Inspiration, Lens-Artists, Poetry, Reflection 19 Comments

Enter on
The
Path of
Life

Strewn
With rocks
Of pain and
Strife

A
Bold adventure
Worth the
Fight

When in
The end
Appears the
Light

Lens-Artists: Future

Lost And Found

February 7, 2020sandyjwhite About Life, Monochrome, Photo Challenge, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Lost, Photo A Day Challenge, Poetry, Reflection, Which Way Challenge 10 Comments

Out on the street in search of me
Who is it I’m supposed to be?

Into dark of night
Torn by inner strife

Craving meaning in life
But no answers in sight

Long shadows jumping
Hollow heart thumping

Self-doubt lambasting
Soul fragile from fasting

Voice in my heart
Shouts stop playing this part

Cease senseless searching
Cast off self-made hurting

In plain sight
Concentrate on the light

Residing within
Where it always has been

Photo A Day Challenge: Lost

Which Way Challenge

Death By Convenience

January 26, 2020September 8, 2020sandyjwhite About Life, Photo Challenge, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Social Commentary Tags: One Word Sunday, Poetry, Reflection, Social Commentary 14 Comments

Random Items From Our Recycle Bin

Living
In a
Plastic
World

Tons of
It
In circles
Swirls

Around fins
And
Tails it
Curls

Corpses
In death nets
Do
Whirl

One Word Sunday: Plastic

Delightful Reflections

January 23, 2020sandyjwhite Nature, Photo Challenge, Photography, Photos, Shadows Tags: Delightful, JanuaryLight, Reflection, Shadows, Sunlight 12 Comments

January Squares: Light

Ladies & Gents, Restart Your Engines

January 22, 2020sandyjwhite About Life, Monochrome, Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Goodbye, Monochrome, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Reflection 6 Comments

Goodbye
Is
Difficult to
Say

But do it we
Must
To start each
Day

Discard
Old baggage
And bid
Adieu

Embark on
A different path
Begin
Anew

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Goodbye

In A Nutshell #58

January 16, 2020sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Politics, Social Commentary, Words Tags: Nothing, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Reflection, Social Commentary 10 Comments

Nothing
Was the least
They could
Do

A proven policy
Through
And
Through

Denial and
Complacency
Together
Grew

Bipartisan agreement
Without
Me and
You

Placing
All living things
In the balance
Too

Nothing
Was the least
They could
Do

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Nothing

Retrospective

December 30, 2019January 1, 2020sandyjwhite About Life, Monochrome, Nature, Photo Challenge, Photography, Photos, Poetry Tags: Favorite Photos of 2019, fpj-photo-challenge, Lens-Artists, Monochrome, Poetry, Reflection, Retrospective 23 Comments

In the
Autumn of
Our
Years

Life grows
Shorter
Each day
Dear
Buoyed
By nature’s
Presence
Near

Path ahead
Lies
Crystal
Clear
Step by
Step
Devoid of
Fear

Joy
Envelops
Dries all
Tears

Lens-Artists: Favorite Photos of 2019

Frank’s Tuesday Photo Challenge: Retrospective

A Wish For Peace

November 26, 2019sandyjwhite Nature, Photo Challenge, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Reflection Tags: fpj-photo-challenge, Peace, Poetry, Reflection 16 Comments

All can attain A level of Immortality

Through The memories Permanently etched

In the Minds and hearts Of loved ones left behind

As long as They continue to Remember

And Stubbornly refuse to Forget

We live on

crystallized puddle morphing as it melts away temporal snowflake

Enter on The Path of Life

Strewn With rocks Of pain and Strife

A Bold adventure Worth the Fight

When in The end Appears the Light

Out on the street in search of me Who is it I’m supposed to be?

Into dark of night Torn by inner strife

Craving meaning in life But no answers in sight

Long shadows jumping Hollow heart thumping

Self-doubt lambasting Soul fragile from fasting

Voice in my heart Shouts stop playing this part

Cease senseless searching Cast off self-made hurting

In plain sight Concentrate on the light

Residing within Where it always has been

Living In a Plastic World

Tons of It In circles Swirls

Around fins And Tails it Curls

Corpses In death nets Do Whirl

Goodbye Is Difficult to Say

But do it we Must To start each Day

Discard Old baggage And bid Adieu

Embark on A different path Begin Anew

Nothing Was the least They could Do

A proven policy Through And Through

Denial and Complacency Together Grew

Bipartisan agreement Without Me and You

Placing All living things In the balance Too

Nothing Was the least They could Do

In the Autumn of Our Years

Life grows Shorter Each day Dear Buoyed By nature’s Presence Near

Path ahead Lies Crystal Clear Step by Step Devoid of Fear

Joy Envelops Dries all Tears

More alike Than Different We Are

Gazing Upon Moon, sun And Stars Earth The only Home We Have

Join hands In peace For life Be Glad

All can attain
A level of
Immortality

Through
The memories
Permanently etched

In the
Minds and hearts
Of loved ones left behind

As long as
They continue to
Remember

And Stubbornly refuse to
Forget

crystallized puddle
morphing as it melts away
temporal snowflake

Enter on
The
Path of
Life

Strewn
With rocks
Of pain and
Strife

A
Bold adventure
Worth the
Fight

When in
The end
Appears the
Light

Out on the street in search of me
Who is it I’m supposed to be?

Into dark of night
Torn by inner strife

Craving meaning in life
But no answers in sight

Long shadows jumping
Hollow heart thumping

Self-doubt lambasting
Soul fragile from fasting

Voice in my heart
Shouts stop playing this part

Cease senseless searching
Cast off self-made hurting

In plain sight
Concentrate on the light

Residing within
Where it always has been

Living
In a
Plastic
World

Tons of
It
In circles
Swirls

Around fins
And
Tails it
Curls

Corpses
In death nets
Do
Whirl

Goodbye
Is
Difficult to
Say

But do it we
Must
To start each
Day

Discard
Old baggage
And bid
Adieu

Embark on
A different path
Begin
Anew

Nothing
Was the least
They could
Do

A proven policy
Through
And
Through

Denial and
Complacency
Together
Grew

Bipartisan agreement
Without
Me and
You

Placing
All living things
In the balance
Too

Nothing
Was the least
They could
Do

In the
Autumn of
Our
Years

Life grows
Shorter
Each day
Dear
Buoyed
By nature’s
Presence
Near

Path ahead
Lies
Crystal
Clear
Step by
Step
Devoid of
Fear

Joy
Envelops
Dries all
Tears

More alike
Than
Different
We
Are

Gazing
Upon
Moon, sun
And
Stars
Earth
The only
Home
We
Have

Join hands
In peace
For life
Be
Glad