dogtrax

but (something) beautiful - the way the sound of the night plays against the echoes of the stage, notes bending in the light of each fading day

for #OpenWrite

The first leaves, falling, tumbling onto summer grass; change starts slow, then fast

for Algot

The muskrat, Chuchundra, trembles as he relays the news - his cousin, Chua, reminded him: snakes are everywhere - Can't you hear? Can't you hear?

for #OpenWrite Riff off Rikki Tikki Tavi

Whipped cream frosting on a whipped cream cake

My mother, tossing sugar, with the oven set to bake

A once-a-year adventure she'd once agreed to take

I'd sit and watch her work, and dream and contemplate

then after celebration, we'd dig in, without haste

I'd close my eyes in wonder and lose myself to taste

for #OpenWrite

Night skies are glowing with the light of fireflies - summer nights; fading

A quiet morning breaks, as the sky cracks open in beautiful light

Glowing pink lotus; your petals hum with color as you float on air

So, the Orchid sleeps; biding its time in the cold, until Spring unfolds

Furtive, like shadows, they skirt the edge of forests then leap to safety

Gold Chrysanthemums raise their heads in sunlight, a color cluster