“Refraction” — C.Birde, 12/17
Reflect,
refract,
and shatter
yesterday’s
delusions,
the distractions
that delay progress
toward love entire.
Reflect,
refract,
and scatter
light and love,
boundless and
unfettered.
— C.Birde, 12/17
Refract — An Image
Light
Saturation — An Image
“Saturated Light” — C.Birde, 12/17
May we
invite Love to
saturate all we do;
to light our way when we stumble,
stray.
— C.Birde, 12/17
Sated — A Poem
“Endure” — C.Birde, 12/17
Dark
chews,
gnaws,
swallows day,
minute by hour,
bit by
bit by
bite,
and, in so doing,
clears the path
for Winter,
marks a
return
to light.
— C.Birde, 12/17
Illumine — An Image
“Hickory” — C.Birde, 10/17
Crowned in light,
sun-polished —
Hickory,
Autumn’s broad-leafed
beacon.
— C.Birde, 10/17
Hope — An Image
“Hope” — C.Birde, 10/17
Hope,
like light,
flies in
through
the
g a p s.
— C.Birde, 10/17
Departure — Images
“White Wood Aster” — C.Birde, 9/17
Decked
in white fringe,
gold tassels,
diagonals
of light,
late summer stirs
and
lingers,
reluctant to
depart.
— C.Birde, 9/17
“Goldenrod” — C.Birde, 9/17
Eclipsed — A Poem
“Eclipsed — Light Effect through Linden’s Leaves” — C.Birde, 8/17
Sly wink and glide,
she eludes
his fiery grasp,
and scatters
her Cheshire grin
in countless
bright crescents
to mark her passage.
No portents here.
Rather,
a coy,
lunar sway
as,
smoothly,
she slips before
his wide,
unblinking
eye.
— C.Birde, 8/17
Interlude — A Truth
“Interlude” — C.Birde, 6/17
Hello! I will be taking a short break from my blog and will return in about two weeks. I will continue matching words to images during my absence, and I invite you to look for me at Carrie Birde on Instagram if you should wish. Keep dreaming, and keep creating 🙂
— C.Birde
Sun Day — A Poem
“Solstice” — C.Birde, 6/17
Seconds,
Minutes,
Hours –
The slow and certain accumulation
of six-months’ time
tilts the scales
in daylight’s favor.
Solstice of Summer.
Exultant and unaware,
we blissfully tread
the insubstantial
garment of our shadows,
as the Hours
Minutes,
Seconds
steadily
reverse
their
course.
— C.Birde, 6/17
Crow Bows in Greenwood — An Image
“Crow Bows in Greenwood” — C.Birde, 1/17
At ease with winged shadow and
Winter’s long,
slow,
indrawn breath —
Crow bows in Greenwood Cemetery.
— C.Birde, 1/17
