black and white – penned in moon dust

Survival #bwphotography #wood #haiku

January 21, 2015 by moondustwriter, posted in black and white, Haiku, Photography, photography challenge

trunk

around a corner

twisting to see the sun

survival

snow dust

The trunk of the top plant amazed me as it turned around almost two corners to get to a stronger light source. This is my black and white offering for Cee’s Black and White – “Wood”

Lover’s Dance #valentine #poetry #photography

February 14, 2014February 12, 2014 by moondustwriter, posted in black and white, Love, nature, Photography, Poetry

Gentle mist upon my forehead

covers me with diamond dew

fragrant kisses call me softly

velvet points our pas de deux

Let us dance upon the four winds

impassioned lovers take our cue

when night’s curtain is a falling

dearest, hold me near to you

I had to pull an archived romantic poem for lovers today!

Filtering your shots #photography #dphcallenge

January 28, 2014January 28, 2014 by moondustwriter, posted in black and white, nature, Photography, photography challenge

Believe it or not each of those is a different filtering effect from Picmonkey.

original

I think landscapes can benefit from all these different filters.

I have to say I normally just clean up my shots with contrast and maybe a little more light.

Would love to know what filters you use and what photo-editing is the most helpful for your photography.

The WordPress Daily Post Photography 101 prompt for today was using filters. Daily Post has a challenge for everyone whether you get involved daily, weekly or monthly it’s worth a shot.

Photo-challenge-juxtaposition #photography #poetry

January 24, 2014 by moondustwriter, posted in art, black and white, nature, Photography, photography challenge, Poetry

next to each other

strange pairings

juxtapositioned

sharing the same field

similar and dissimilar

different kind of beauty

as you stand side by side

This weeks DP photochallenge is juxtapostion. I hope the different shots show two uncommon things creating a beautiful image.

Memories in a box #haiku #photography

October 30, 2013October 30, 2013 by moondustwriter, posted in black and white, Haiku, Photography, Poetry

grave

All that remained

she lived in another time

memories in a box

one night set free

no holding back ghosts

reminders not needed

the world could see

The prompt at Verse First (hosted by Kim Nelson) is Ghosts, Spirits, Scares. I hope you feel the presence of a ghost in my verse today.

We were instructed to write in 31 words or 31 lines in honor of October 31st. I chose using the haiku and tanka to write 31 lines.

Tanka: is written by one poet and not by two (as is the echo form of the Tan Renga) the syllables count is: 5-7-5-7-7

weekly photo challenge:infinite

October 11, 2013 by moondustwriter, posted in black and white, Photography, photography challenge

The Word Press weekly photo challenge prompt this week is infinite. What do you think of when you hear the word Infinite?

~Infinity~

when you look past

where your feet can stand

when your imagination

takes you to distant lands

there are too many to count

on fingers and hands

Here are some expressions from fellow photographers:

In The Shadows #photography #blackandwhite #poetry

August 4, 2013August 5, 2013 by moondustwriter, posted in black and white, nature, Photography, photography challenge, Poetry

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/08/02/foreshadow/

For in the shadow

of life’s great hall

there lingers

just past our sight

the thing

that we can only see

in our dreams

and

worse yet

is when it creeps

into

our worst

of nightmares

and beneath dark fiends

we fall

The Theme this week for WordPress weekly photo challenge is foreshadowing. The writer, artist, or photographer can take a rather ordinary image and with a bit of tweaking can change the impression. The uncropped rendering in color is quite different as a peacock in the foreground has proudly unfurled his glorious tale. I hope you sense the foreshadowing of doom in this black and white

Enjoy some fantastic photography:

Looking Up #photography

July 31, 2013July 31, 2013 by moondustwriter, posted in Americana, black and white, Photography, photography challenge

Thanks to Sonel Corner for the Black and White “Upward” photo challenge.

Would love to know which is your favorite shot!

Creative Conformity #poetry #photography

July 22, 2013July 22, 2013 by moondustwriter, posted in Photography, Poetry

we strive in our heart’s passion

set the prisoner free

words edged with fire

brush strokes flair in action

notes collide on music’s sea

we survive lacking passion

bend the captive’s mind

tread water in muddied pool

a box an artist’s prison

society’s claw creativity to bind

The Specter of Old Age #poem #photography #elderly

July 14, 2013July 14, 2013 by moondustwriter, posted in nature, Photography, Poetry

The invisible specter

a master of fate

stealing vitality

weakness is the new state

clouds of gray creep in

altering a once comely face

the mirror an enemy

unrecognizable left in its place

the crafty meddler of the mind

spoils often the richest chest

scattering knowledge to the breeze

putting memories to the test

The specter takes everything

frailty and uncertainty remain

bent, gaunt, colorless, shell

a shadow is cast over nothing

I revived this piece from one of the original poems I posted on this blog. I wrote this while working as a private duty nurse for a dear lady of 90. I loved the bits and pieces of the word that I got to see in spite of the Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s is devastating for the elderly and their families – one reason I cherish each moment I have with aging family members. Hug a family member today ~ just because…

This poem is selected to share with a wonderful and lively group of poets at Poet’s United. The Poetry Pantry give a weekly opportunity to share a poem you have written – join the fun!