Tag Archives: beach

3 Heron haiku

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Joanna M. Weston

I love herons; they are so elegant. I love the way they stand in the shallows, or on banks, watching. Their slow flight, beautiful to see … blue heron hunched on a post The Thinker ***** boats keeled over on … Continue reading →

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Logomachy

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Joanna M. Weston

An Adnomination is a poetic device in which you take a root meaning that is shared by many words and use it in many different, sometimes opposing, ways. Here’s one I worked out with ‘log’ … LOGOMACHY having logged on … Continue reading →

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Beach Scene

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Joanna M. Weston

We were at Ucluelet on the West Coast of Vancouver Island a couple of years ago and the magic of the place stays with me … BEACH SCENE white light streams through firs waves crash through constant wind             mist swallows … Continue reading →

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2 Triolets

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

I’ve been somewhat obsessively writing triolets for the last month or so, and here are two of them, the first relates a friend’s sailing adventure with a dog, the second is all about summer! Triolets have a very specific rhyme … Continue reading →

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3 Ocean Haiku

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

I live on an island so the ocean has an influence on my life, and the lives of those around me. The creek that runs nearby, the birds on the beaches, even aerial traffic, they are all part of our … Continue reading →

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Blessed

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Joanna M. Weston

Everything that was ever made, from stars, planets, oceans, insects, and humans, are blessed by the birth at Christmas, the time when we pause to consider light and darkness, the turn of the earth, and the wonder of how things … Continue reading →

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The Making of Small

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Joanna M. Weston

Ants, acorns, daisies, all the tiny things that we tend to overlook or take for granted, yet they make up the details of our beautiful world … THE MAKING OF SMALL I hold a pebble                       in my hand curve fingers … Continue reading →

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On the Beach

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Joanna M. Weston

This month was renamed in 8 BC in honour of Augustus Ceasar as it was the month of several of his greatest triumphs. There are other interesting oddities about this month: first week, from 1st to 7th, is International Clown … Continue reading →

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At Ucluelet

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Joanna M. Weston

Being on the edge of the Pacific means there are wrecks, lots of them. Some are shipping hazardous, others draw divers who go deep to swim through the skeletal remains. And then there’s the ship than hung up on the … Continue reading →

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A Wet Day

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Joanna M. Weston

Abecedarian poems are fun to write. In this one, the first line begins with ‘z’ and ends with ‘a’ and from there on it follows through the alphabet. I’m not entirely sure that it makes a great deal of sense, … Continue reading →

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