Muse

She breathes;
chin high; eyes shut;
pain or longing pouring off
her skin in a smoky blue haze-
spellbound.
 

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Picture taken in Wynwood neighborhood of Miami on April 5, 2018.  The artist is Paola Delfin (@paola_delfin on Instagram).  Mysterious beauty.

Existence

A building in my neighborhood draws me, 
A simple rectangular structure; 
White façade,  few adornments
Except a small central arc near its roof,
With a single word:
EXISTENCE.
From across the street, I stop and stare-
And wonder.
 
Alone on the block,
First floor windows tightly barred;
It looks empty and dark.
EXISTENCE, 
It reads.
I cross the street; look up and stare-
And wonder.
 
Some days shadows fall over its plain white face,
Clouds gather,
Darkness falls, 
But aside from an occasional “For Rent” sign;
It seems unchanged and unchanging.
“EXISTENCE,”
It says;
And I-
 
I Wonder

The Tree

Face up
I lie staring
At your graceful limbs
Lifting toward the sky,  conducting
Storm clouds.

I took this picture on March 11, 2018 at the Bayou Segnette State Park in Louisiana.  It was a stormy day and this tree caught my eye.  I literally laid down on the ground to get a picture that isolated the tree against the storm clouds.