The habit of dreaming

November 9, 2013 ~ Tara R. ~ 15 Comments

I'm the kid who has this habit of dreaming Sometimes gets me in trouble too But the truth is I could no more stop dreaming Than I could make them all come true ~ "The Kid," lyrics by David Wilcox Every Saturday, it is my habit to go on a solitary photo hike. This weekly … Continue reading The habit of dreaming

Eerie

November 2, 2013January 25, 2014 ~ Tara R. ~ 7 Comments

Stone walls do a prison make Echoes of voices, spirits earthbound Crimes punished, lives forfeited Footsteps stalking, heartbeats faltering Run! *Photo venue: Ft. Pickens, Pensacola, FL NaBloPoMo 2/30

Haunt and possess you

October 27, 2013January 9, 2018 ~ Tara R. ~ 4 Comments

It is a good idea to be alone in a garden at dawn or dark so that all its shy presence may haunt you and possess you in a reverie of suspended thought.” ~ James Douglas

I can see forever

October 26, 2013January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 9 Comments

Standing on the beach, looking out over the ocean, I can understand why our ancestors believed the world was flat. That at the edge of the earth, it dropped off into nothingness. Thing is that we can never reach that edge. The horizon stretches outward past our vision, both real and imagined. There is always … Continue reading I can see forever

Hue are you

October 18, 2013January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 18 Comments

I want to be happy. That sort of blissful abandon that makes everyone around you sick of your annoying perkiness. It’s not that I’m ungrateful or unappreciative of what I have. I am unbelievably fortunate in so many ways, and I am truly thankful for that. But there are riptides of stress and worry roiling … Continue reading Hue are you

No finite point

October 12, 2013January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 12 Comments

No finite point has meaning without an infinite reference point” ~ Jean-Paul Sartre I don't know what's ahead of me But I remember what I'm leaving behind My future is unclear But my past is lessons learned