Sahara Dust Cloud

 a dark empty sun

like a talisman it hangs

sahara dust cloud

©Rose

For-get-me-not

pretty spring flowers

forget-me-nots grow paler

how arid the soil

ⒸRose

Raven

black shadows cawing

circling january skies

picking at old bones

© Rose

Venus

she touches the night
Venus rising in the sky
dare to dream - to love
© Rose

Sorry folks, this is Jupiter with its moons Lo, Ganymede and Europa not Venus as first suggested. My sincere apologies. Sorry Venus :)

The Kiss

you gave me a rose
i trembled when you kissed me
how vivid the dream
© Rose

Tasting the sweet buds

little bumble bee
a child in a candy store
tasting this and that
© Rose

Time

 time to turn the page

time for fresh annotations

time for spring cleaning

© Rose

Fungi

flourishing fungi
a symbiotic affair
feeding off the dead
© Rose

Valentine Moon

moon, in it's splendour,
conjures up the true magic
of romance and dreams
© Rose

Insignia

embossed upon glass
the flight of a wood pigeon
three feathers adorn
© Rose

Happily the pigeon never came to any harm after flying slap bang into the french doors. The second photo was taken by holding a black leather jacket against the door to get the full effect of the impression. Wood pigeons look so gentle but they can be very vicious and do attack unwelcome opportunists trying to steal their lunch.

To Catch a Magpie

such a brouhaha
birds of a feather unite
a black and white cat
© Rose

Cat, crow and magpie are actually partners in crime. Magpie is the lookout, crow is the alarm and cat is the tipper. Whenever I take the recycle bin out magpie begins to chatter excitedly, then there is a long and loud cawing, shortly thereafter there is the sound of the recycle bin being tipped over! Cat has just provided crow and magpie with a feast - after he has had his share of course!

The Hawk

astral shape shifter
messenger and observer
spirit of the sky
© Rose

Reflections

the hills of Scotland
reflections of Aprils past
nestled in my heart
© Rose

Wet Paint

in the pouring rain
umbrellas bob and wobble
a bright yellow coat
© Rose

Ebony

Starlings

Cornwall

point of no return
save me from the things I want
we give what we need
© Rose

Bare Bones

carcass of wrought iron
rising out from the ocean
burned out skeleton
© Rose

Brighton Pier taken from the beach.

Jackdaw

a hungry jackdaw
pale blue eyes watered down skies
smell of fish and chips
© Rose

November Moon

This photo was taken mid November just before 4pm when the moon was rising.

a pearl moon rises
climbing up between the trees
daylight is fading
© Rose