home – penned in moon dust

You Keep Me Running… #poetry

November 10, 2020August 18, 2020 by moondustwriter, posted in corona virus, horror, Photography, Poetry

I run toward the sun

press hope to my soul

will feet forward

rough and dusty road

Look over my back

pursuit darkness’ aim

a claim upon my life

forward, aghast they gain

I run toward the son

press hope to my soul

will feet forward

rough and dusty road

life is in the balance

in my shoe a stone

press on a little longer

closer now, I’m home

David a shepherd, a psalmist, a king understood the running from and running toward “something.”

David was always running toward God in faith and running from enemies, his own king, his son, his guilt…

What are you running from? what are you running toward?

Are you longing for a peaceful green pasture to lay down on today?

Are the talons of fear and darkness digging into all hope, all resolve?

Call out to Jesus you who are weak, afraid, burdened.

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

Mathew 11:28

Used to Be Home #fires #California #poetry

August 23, 2020 by moondustwriter, posted in haibun, Photography

natural beauty

cruel embroiled waves

obscured by flames

a tricylcle all alone

picture – a melted phone

can’t reach home

For those of you who are in California our prayers are ongoing. We check in by phone and grateful that family can still pick it up. But there are many lines that will never ring again

Thank you Firefighters – yours is a thankless job!!!

My Tent #home #sixwordstory

July 4, 2020 by moondustwriter, posted in blog, flash fiction, moondustwriter, Photography

Pitched

tattered

thing

body

This just one of many offerings for the Saturday Six Word Story Prompt.

Photo: “Fisherman’s Shack” copyright moondustdesigns 2016

Healthy at Home #covid #elderly #atozchallenge

April 9, 2020April 8, 2020 by moondustwriter, posted in a to z challenge, Alzheimers

There’s no place like home and at the moment that is where everyone is. From the village (Uganda) to the city (San Francisco) hut or palace people are in their domiciles to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

The objective is to keep everyone healthy and for the sickness to curve downward and stop infecting people.

There are (as you have heard) additional considerations for keeping the elderly healthy especially now.

My client Henry has Alzheimers.

“Henry we can’t go to play bridge today; there is a virus that is making many people sick.”

“okay what will we do instead? When are we going to play bridge?”

The stay at home order is rough for everyone. Keeping the elderly safe is the first order of business so what little social life he/she had isn’t happening.

TV is good distraction for the elderly (in moderation). I spoke about some fun and low impact exercises. Gets those muscles moving and gets their minds off the routine that we spent months building.

Making crafts or cookies with a female client would be good. Even if my client cannot make the craft, she can be engaged in the activity.

Keeping the frustration level down, staying well hydrated and healthy is a tall order.

I’m pouring a tall class of cold tea – anyone want a glass?

How are you staying healthy at home?

Kids Make a Home #atozchallenge #haiku

April 13, 2016April 13, 2016 by moondustwriter, posted in a to z challenge, art, Haiku, Photography, Poetry, poets united

As my children were growing up, we had a house with room for our children and their friends to play. We kept our big dining room table open for cards, puzzles,board games. The pool was always ready for Marco Polo, volleyball and diving competition. Our yard welcomed games of croquet and badminton. We often had 20 – 30 kids at one time and sometimes as many as 50. The memories will long outlive the street lamp in the front. My children were all home this past weekend for a late Easter. We stayed up late eating, laughing and playing games.

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swarms of giggles

one yard, play four seasons

makes a house a home

Do kids make your house seem more like a home?

The prompt at Poets United Midweek Motif is Home.

I am participating in the A to Z Challenge and visiting these folks today:

Random Musings And Wanderlust

Stitching Daze (CT)

Madhumita’s Blog Room (WR)

Cat Starr Astral Traveller

Curious Traveler

Our Blessed Zoo

The Introvert Writes (WR)

Jennifer Nichole Wells

Whispers Of Hope

Backsies Is What There Is Not

Lloyd of Gamebooks (GA)

The Real Daniel

The Richness of A Simple Life

Travels with Choppy (AN)

My thoughts. My words.

Garden of Eden Blog

Chuck Allen – Love. Life

The Lighthouse #haiku #photography

October 18, 2014October 18, 2014 by moondustwriter, posted in Haiku, Home, nature, Photography, Poetry

lighthouse 2

Tossed by life’s storm

pressed against rocks and foam

Light my way home

The prompt at Chevrefeuille’s Carpe Diem is Lighthouse of Alexandria. The lighthouse is symbolic of many things the light bearer just one among many.

Pine Trees #haiku #nature #poetry

October 13, 2014 by moondustwriter, posted in Haiku, Home, nature, Photography, Poetry

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mountain filled scent

limbs reach toward the sky

welcome home

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I don’t know what you think of when you see or smell a pine tree but I think about home. As a child, I lived in and among the pine trees. I climbed the 20 foot trees around our home and realized they aren’t a great tree for climbing.

The Carpe Diem Time Glass prompt gives a 12 hour window to write a haiku. Depending on when you check in, you may have 12 minutes. Today’s prompt is the photograph and Pine Tree.

moving time