Summer's Last Day 2016

the wake 

consumed, set free, summer season 

commits to posterity or something. 

cage this eagerness for dead leaves. 

futures are bound as anticipation. 

we celebrate dying with colors of fire. 

how to bundle our toes and fingertips 

will prevail against frostbite teeth bleached 

white, crystal - that translucent corpse. 

Photo/Poem © 2016 Rick Burnett Baker 

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Looking For The Moment

"Sometimes the most stunning, dramatic, and amazing scenes 

are found in the smallest, quietest, most fleeting moments." 

-Rick Burnett Baker 

Photos/Text © 2016 Rick Burnett Baker 

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Candy Apples At St. Laurence Market

I had the pleasure of hearing The Candy Apple Jazz Band 

play and perform at St. Laurence Market in Toronto this 

past Saturday.  If you happen on to Facebook, look them 

up!  Big fun!  Here are a few photos I took of the guys. 

Photos © 2016 Rick Burnett Baker 

"DREAM: Please Excuse Our Appearance..." ™

But for the grace of God 

and the gentle touch of a 

stranger, her dream becomes

a nightmare. 

Everything is relative, and everything is not.  Let's 

try to remember this each time we magnify our own

moments of trivial pursuits.  

Being grateful isn't as difficult as we make it out to be. 

Photos/Text ©2016 Rick Burnett Baker 

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The Gulf Between Dreams And Reality

Once upon a time, 

we all dreamed of 

being young and rich. 

Photo © 2016 Rick Burnett Baker 

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Photo taken in Toronto, Ontario

Medium Rare

                                       Click on image to enlarge:

medium rare


let some juice flow, the
knife glide effortless.

classy people turn
their forks upside-down,

take small bites with
heads slightly cocked.

warm, vulgar, sweet-meat
flavor is a life feast.

no need for grace, see, I take
life's banquet medium-rare.



Photo/Poem © 2016 Rick Burnett Baker 
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Storm Divine (Redux)

storm divine


it's the
rain's
fragrance
we savor,

a break
in clouds
that makes
a storm
divine.




Photo ©2016 Rick Burnett Baker 
Poem ©2008 Rick Burnett Baker 
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