Feed on Minuscule Things
dainty feet
upon compact sand
pressure, small but felt
by the smaller creatures
of the near-deep
they share kinship
with Aphrodite
but not her form
both, born from shell
destined to be consumed
like the courtship
of Hades and Persephone
tides cut existence in two
the warmth of the sun
comes with the day-horror
of beaks and clam-diggers
until the fickle moon
returns the heavy blanket
cold, wet, and dark
then the smaller creatures
of the near-deep
feed on even more
minuscule things
Destination Reached
No, we did not make it to the coast and Vancouver, hopefully next time, but pretty close on our Summer road trip.
Not seaside and the Pacific Ocean, but definitely lake and pool side. The lake in question being the Okanagan. After the somewhat stressful, if beautiful drive through the Rocky Mountains, we arrived at our finals destination, the Summerland Hotel and Resort. Now it was just time to relax, get a tan, and detox the driving stress a way.
My travel companions got ambitious, on the other hand, they'd been cooped up in the car went biking, swimming, and kayaking, but moi ... outside of some light splashing around in the pool and walk into town for sushi, I was content to lounge in the July sun and enjoy the sauna until dinner time and winetime. I told myself that I was exercising with my body working at regulating temperature swings, and I would be happy for the color and vitamin D from the sun. a luxury hotel ... well luxury for me ... was a wonderful end to the road trip.
Thanks for reading along if you have bee:)
Intoxicated By Scent 
within the folds
shadow holds supremacy
hue is distorted
the prismatic muted
the minute
earthbound pollinator
wingless, short-sighted
immersed in scent
fumbles by feel
there is no need
to differentiate shades
register chromatic outliers
the world is small
life is short
purpose, one-dimensional
reproduce
keep it all going
abstraction and complexity
only adds difficulty
distraction
threat
the Lilliputians
see in broad strokes
restrain giants
tie down those
who would fly
belittle those
that reveal perspective
would uncover
the bigger picture
the colony is sustained
within the folds
in shadow
intoxicated by scent
Silver Moments
Silver moments
swirling
into Onyx silence
balance on the flow
Indigo Current
indigo current
Upon a rippled horizon
The mind and spirit
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Words and Poetry are my own. Images unless otherwise attributed are a collaboration between me and AI, Grok. They should be viewed visual haiku, in that they contain symbolism. The concepts are my own creation and the rendering AI. Keep drawing and painting. AI cannot replace your hard work and excellence. Feed on Miniscule Things is published in Monsters, Avatars, and Angels. Intoxicated by Scent is published in Domesticate the Heavens. Silver Moments and Indigo Current were both most recently and first published on X social media platform. All titles below represent lengthier works. are available in paperback or digital through amazon and your local libraries and bookstores. Click on any title below to further explore and support my writing.
