More than one fish in the pond

January 3, 2014January 3, 2014 ~ Tara R. ~ 5 Comments

New around the pond? Haven’t seen you here before. The silent type, huh? Haiku Friday is back with Lou beginning this week. Stop by over there and check out the other poets.

Into the mist

January 2, 2014January 2, 2014 ~ Tara R. ~ 6 Comments

The New Year is like a misty, foggy day at the beach. You can see what's right before you, and barely discern what's coming in the near future, but what's way out there is lost in the hazy unknown. As you push ahead, cautiously moving forward, step-by-step, it comes into focus and isn't so daunting.

Bloom

December 30, 2013January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 30 Comments

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” ~ Anais Nin To Bloom Bravely

2013: A year in photos

December 28, 2013June 27, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 10 Comments

These past two weeks were hectic and crazy with all the Christmas prep. A near constant drizzle added a dreary dimension. I stayed inside most of the time trying to stay warm and dry, and working like a maniac to get handmade gifts finished and mailed in time for the holidays. I wasn't completely successful, … Continue reading 2013: A year in photos

The pathless woods

December 26, 2013 ~ Tara R. ~ 12 Comments

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar: I love not man the less, but Nature more.” ~ Lord Byron

Trapped

December 23, 2013January 25, 2014 ~ Tara R. ~ 7 Comments

Adrift in on the wide-open sea, I am trapped inside my own prison. Unable to enjoy the world outside, I hide in a cage built of self-doubt. Abandoned on a lonely beach, The vultures pick my bones.