The Winter Of Humanity

"Winter is often stark and brutal. 

Humanity, often more so." 

-Rick Burnett Baker

Photo/Text © 2015 Rick Burnett Baker 

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Serenity: A Fleeting Vision

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"The aftermath of a 

brutal winter storm 

shouts with silent serenity.

Listen thankfully to its

fleeting vision."

-Rick Burnett Baker 

Photo/Text © 2015 Rick Burnett Baker 

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Winter Break In Photos

At  the  Lamberton  Conservatory  in 

Highland Park, Rochester, NY,  there 

were few  blooms.  But  the few that 

were  there were refreshing, and the 

warmth  of  the  conservatory was  a 

welcome relief from the winter cold. 

Here are  a  few photos  I took today. 

Photos © Rick Burnett Baker 

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Winter's Affair

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frost 

the trees have no leaves. 

I gather my lust in the 

winter sky. 

along your horizon, 

sunlight dances to its 

frozen demise. 

Photo/Poem © 2012, 2015 Rick Burnett Baker 

Crossing The Line

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"We talk of thin lines 

between this or that. 

Search the line you're 

walking, the horizon 

you're viewing, the future 

you're seeking. 

There's a thin line between 

infinite sky and frozen, 

fallow Earth. 

It can be crossed only 

by imagination." 

-Rick Burnett Baker 

Photo/Text © 2015 Rick Burnett Baker 

Lovers and Life, Seasons and Living

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sunlight on a January afternoon

winter is like lovers growing old. 

veins and bone emerge in proud 

traditions of season.  foundations

of life are transparent.  no secrets,

no pretense.  no need to guide 

the journey:  simply listen to the 

water of a stream become a river. 

Photo/Poem © 2015 Rick Burnett Baker 

Photo taken by R. Baker.  January 23, 2015 at English Rd. and Long Pond Rd, Greece, NY. 

One Step, Two Steps, Many Steps More

Today was a photo day, and the subject 

was the Monroe County Clerk's Building, 

here in Rochester, NY.

These are stairways in this grand old lobby. 

I wonder how much money it would take 

to build a building like this today.  

They don't build them like they used to. 

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Photos © 2015 Rick Burnett Baker 

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