the balancing hand
conducting note and tempo
gestures for springtime

#vss365 #conduct #haiku #poem

Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3/25/26

#BirdWatching #WildlifePhotography #NatureLovers #Birding#NaturePhotography #Birds #Wildlife #BirdLovers

Thanks to Bill Bender for the photo.

the race-striped chipmunk
quick, mischievous forest sprite
knowing only truth

#vss365 #sprite #poem #haiku

Small bluebird with a gray head and brown chest perched on a wooden rail holding grass strands in its beak.

Female Bluebird with nesting material - 3/26/26

Thanks to Bill Bender for the shot.

#BirdPhotography #Bluebird #NatureLovers #BirdWatching #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #BackyardBirds

shadow in water
the sun’s illusive story
of our existence

#vss365 #illusive #poem #haiku

only a dead tree
will not seek water to grow
preparing to fall

#poem #micropoetry

photo of a sundial showing the months of the year

the earth
revolves
and time
distills
to shadows
dancing
upon a sundial

#vss365 #revolve #poetry #photography

the caged zoo cheetah
revolves within its false home
searching for purpose

#vss365 #revolve #haiku #poem

Springtime stream. Taken in Virginia or Maryland (can't remember which!)

#Nature #SpringVibes #Outdoors #NatureLovers #ExploreMore #GetOutside #Forest #Waterfall #Peaceful #NaturePhotography #EarthFocus

daffodil above
fascinated by the view
down in the valley

#fascinate #vs365 #haiku #poem

rain on the water
creating rings on the surface
expanding like time

#haiku #poem #micropoetry

a tempest at sea
chaos churning the grey waves
far above, order

#vss365 #tempest #haiku #poem

“Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your soul.” - Walt Whitman

sitting in the woods
time frustrates the impatient
but soothes the knowing

#vss365 #frustrate #haiku #poem

Close-up of water droplets clinging to a slender stem with a soft pink and yellow blurred floral background.

Water drops on a day lily. 7/2/25. Thanks to Bill Bender for the pic.

#NaturePhotography #FlowerPhotography #NatureLovers

scrawling stick in dust
my children endorse the Earth
claiming the future

#vss365 #endorse #haiku #poem

Great Egret taking off.

#BirdPhotography #Wildlife #NatureLovers #BirdWatching #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography Thanks to Bill Bender.

flowing springtime stream
trout waver in the current
sun glinting above

#vss365 #waver #haiku #poem

turbulent river
divides two mountain ranges
created as one

#vss365 #divide #haiku #poem

Runner

First
Movement
Is all energy
And excitement;
Body fresh,
Strong,
Ready for the world

The pace
Evens out
Footsteps
Like a beating drum
One, two.
One, two.
A solid rhythm

Time passes.
A hill,
Another,
An endless climb.
The mind,
Once iron,
Begins to soften

Keep going.
One, two.
One, two.

Find the strength to defy your own reality.

dull overcast sky
listless silver smudged with black
just temporary

#vss365 #overcast #haiku #poem

Golden autumn leaves frame a sunlit lake with shimmering water reflecting the bright sky and distant forested hills.

It's difficult to tell if the light is reflecting on the water or emenating from the water. Taken at Loch Raven Reservoir in Maryland, the only state without any natural lakes.

#NaturePhotography #Maryland #NatureLovers #ScenicViews #ExploreMaryland #OutdoorPhotography

the wind mediates
space between two singing birds
calling for union

#vss365 #mediate #haiku #micropoetry

Spring in the forest
naked branches sprout green leaves
above Fall’s litter

#haiku #poem #micropoetry

Dylan did not #partake of the memorial drink for the dead. He never did. Didn’t understand it. A mark of respect for those they had lost? What difference did it make?

Instead, he sullenly sat in Magpie’s flight chair, drinking by himself, staring out into space. The only place like home.

#vss365

Change came, casual
as a horse tail flicking out
the old ways for new.

#DailyHaikuPrompt #horsetail #change #haiku #senryu

entreat the forest
its gift is indifference
stand on your two feet

#vss365 #entreat #haiku #poem

"A little integrity is better than any career." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

#RalphWaldoEmerson #InspirationalQuotes #IntegrityMatters #PersonalGrowth #MotivationDaily #WisdomWords

partake of Nature
by cool streams on summer days
and find peace in truth

#vss365 #partake #haiku #poem