Step...

March of Dimes Walk ~ April 2012

Standing on their own
Gait longer and more confident
Moving forward
A future...one step at a time

Blossom...

Chuang Yen Monastery ~ April 2012

To grow
To start anew
To breathe life into an otherwise monochromatic existence
To BE

What do you see?

Chuang Yen Monastery:  Prayer Incense

Ignited with a void to be filled
A flame fragrantly smolders
A prayer...a hope...a wish
Suspended, waiting for the right time
To fly freely to its rightful destination

All that remains...

Chuang Yen Monastery:  Remains of prayer incense

All that remains of a silent prayer
The essence already lifted by lazy smoke
Permeating unseen spaces
Restful closure in this life
Exhaling in the next

Riddled with Brushes...

Elizabeth Arden Wall of Brushes

Cosmetic brushes stuck through holes in a glass wall
The conference room side sports the handles
The side that faces the common area hallway boasts the soft brushes
Just thought it was cool...evidently, so did my little helper

Indirect...

Storm grate outside Connecticut Science Center

Free form energy forced to take direct course
From here to there, banished feelings of remorse

Living vicariously through siblings, water and air
Harboring memories, they have been there

Grounded and solid, a mirage in design
Only in body, never spirit, confined

Plumes...

Elizabeth Arden Cosmetic Brushes

Cheek to cheek
At attention
Chins up
Holding rank
Shadow of doubt
Military formation
Facing battle

Rest awhile...

Bull's Bridge:  These boulders are usually fully submerged

Slipcovered
Chair
Settee
Inviting a tired passerby to sit a spell

Free flowing...

Dover Stone Church

Cutting through the cold
Finding a way to be free
Silken cascade of joyful tears
Celebrating the path taken

Looking up, walking down...

Garage at Norwalk Aquarium

The choices...endless
The possibilities...infinite
The opportunities...priceless
Eager to explore