walk – Poetic Meanderings

Living Art

“A walk in nature walks the soul back home.” — Mary Davis Despondent, I walked in the tiny garden seeking a moment to gather up peace like a little bouquet to carry with me the rest of my day, and I paused to take this image — one little daisy and a few simple leavesContinue reading “Living Art”

Silent Conversation

“With a bound, the sun of a molten fiery red came above the horizon, and immediately thousands of little birds sang out for joy, and a soft chorus of mysterious, glad murmurs came forth from the earth; the low whispering wind left its hiding-place among the clefts and hollows of the hills, and wandered amongContinue reading “Silent Conversation”

Things We Take for Granted

We took a walk, as we so often do, reflecting and dreaming as we wander around a neighborhood we know so well, same turns down the same streets. We know the houses, have our favorite trees, share nods with the few others who also traipse these paths, usually at the same crossways, but however theContinue reading “Things We Take for Granted”

Evening Walk

Her heart was made of liquid sunsets. —Virginia Woolf Just a jaunt around our neighborhood, no need to rush, no push to get our heart rate up, so we amble around one corner and the next, pass the schoolyard where we stop for one photo, the clouds accentuated by the sun now low in theContinue reading “Evening Walk”

Twilight Blossoming

Periwinkle blooms were a welcome surprise on my morning walk; this shade between a deep iris and cornflower blue Is so calming, like twilight blossoming. I’d like a scarf made from these petals, a silken-coolness against my skin, the softening hue of evening draped over my shoulders as I watch the moon’s first shower ofContinue reading “Twilight Blossoming”

Just Walk

I just want us to walk and keep walking; we’ll pause long enough to touch the velvet petals of sweet roses we pass, enjoy the shade as we listen to any breeze through quaking aspen branches. We’ll amble past open fields, trudge the mud along river beds, saunter upon warm sandy beaches as we delightContinue reading “Just Walk”