Tag Archives: waves
Taking the Distant View
I wrote this poem after spending a long time sitting, looking at mountains, an inlet, sunlight on ocean, watching birds, and considering life … TAKING THE DISTANT VIEW these mountains overlook the ocean of my mind and whatever skills I … Continue reading
Beach Scene
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
2 Triolets
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
The Making of Small
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
On the Beach
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
Breathing the Pacific
The Pacific Ocean has a force, strength, and beauty, all its own. Living near it, on an Island, we are always aware of it. The ocean and its shores, make the news for all kinds of reasons, most of them … Continue reading
At Ucluelet
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
Ocean
We were in Victoria recently when a storm blew in. So down to the shore we went to watch waves, and feel the wind, which really stung! Had to really lean into it to stay upright, it was so strong, … Continue reading
Down On The Beach
School starts next week. Summer’s drifting time is over. So here’s one last look at the beach, the sound, light, fun, of it … A A A DOWN ON THE BEACH curl of wave foam and down to crash … Continue reading
