Long ago summers
Fresh fragrances of our youth
Swards of innocence
Copyright Francis 2021
Haiku: Summer Yearning
Category: poetry
A strata gem for the new year — UpState & Away – – – – Waterlooseneca.com (Reblog)
Good morning! When the autumn leaves had all fallen, I began leafing through old photos. And…here’s a random closeup. Not a thing of beauty, but just kinda interesting. Can you guess what it is? (I show the answer in just a minute.) This fall, turning over a garden bed (but not a new […]
A strata gem for the new year — UpState & Away – – – – Waterlooseneca.com
Miles Davis – ‘Round About Midnight (1957) — The Ultimate Music Library (Reblog)
A review of the 1957 classic album by Miles Davis – ‘Round About Midnight.
Miles Davis – ‘Round About Midnight (1957) — The Ultimate Music Library
‘The Twisted Tree’ — Book Review
‘Cold Dawn’ — Haibun (for Carpe Diem Haiku Kai)
That was the year
that was —
I present it to the flames
of purification,
scrying the images
for sign and portent
of brave futures unknown.
Outside, nature’s nudity
tears at my soul,
this cold dawn of realisation,
the privation of my heart, lost
somewhere between the sky,
that vast horizon
where a glacial sun greets,
sole testament to the day.
Last year’s summation
I’m sifting wheat from the chaff
Using discernment
Copyright Francis 2021
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