Monday, April 26, 2010

Magpie Tales Photo Prompt Eleven

Perspective


His life's stride gave way to halting steps, then yielded to a cane that kept him upright. Later, with both hands on a walker, time and infirmities sat him permanently in a wheel chair. One day as I pushed Dad down the hallway he slowly reached out to touch the cane that was still leaning against a wall. We paused there for a moment as he grasped the silver handle.

With a quarter turn and a half smile he whispered to no one in particular, " Ah, those were the days."



© 2010 by R. Burnett Baker
Photo courtesy of Willow at Magpie Tales.


Sunday, April 18, 2010

Magpie Tales Photo Prompt Ten

time in my pocket 



time 
in my pocket 
tells ancient stories 

of 
a timeless future
held in my
hand. 




Poem © 2010 by R. Burnett Baker 
Photo from Willow at "Magpie Tales".  


bee



in the garden 
a bee stings a child's nose, 
life's blossom of discovery. 

in the garden 
a daughter plants Dusty Millers 
along a pathway. 

in the garden 
a mother prunes roses, 
ridged thorns, petals perfumed. 

in the garden 
a grandmother sprinkles water on geraniums, 
dusky green, ruby red. 

in the garden 
a bee buzzes solo 
over ground dry and fallow,

searching for a child's 
first blossom. 



Poem © 2007 by R. Burnett Baker 



Friday, April 9, 2010

Magpie Tales Photo Prompt Nine

paint the night 



her glossy tip
of magenta lust 

and I: 

waiting for 
the art of love 
to paint the 
night. 


Poem ©  2010 by R. Burnett Baker 
Photo by Willow of Magpie Tales. 


Sunday, April 4, 2010

Magpie Tales Photo Prompt Eight







spring to life 



a painted egg
in my hand 
springs to life: 

the scene 

and the 
unseen. 






Poem © 2010 by R. Burnett Baker 
Photo from blog "Magpie Tales". 







of every passing 


we are 
fire and ash,
water and stone,
flowers and earth.

we are 
sons daughters
mothers fathers 

of every 
passing and ascent 

of night to 
day.




Poem © 2010 by R. Burnett Baker 
Photo © 2006 by R. Burnett Baker