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Category: Poems

Future gazing

leaves reflected in a birdbath
September 2, 2016September 4, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 6 Comments

A still reflection Scrying fortunes from its depths What futures divined?

History framed

brick tunnel
August 26, 2016January 9, 2018 ~ Tara R. ~ 19 Comments

Ancient time passage History framed brick by brick If these walls could talk Photo taken at Fort Pickens State Park, near Pensacola, FL. Built between 1829 and 1834, the fort was a key military installation during the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, World War I and II, guarding the entrance to Pensacola Harbor. From 1886 … Continue reading History framed

Summer fun

pink, flowery galoshes
August 12, 2016October 9, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 11 Comments

You’re never too old For pastel pink galoshes And puddle jumping

Portrait of a lifer

close-up of a cotton top tamarin monkey
August 10, 2016August 13, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ Leave a comment

Resigned to his fate Old man in an iron cage Life without parole

Morning dew

pink blueberry blossoms covered in dew
August 5, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 7 Comments

Bedazzled blossoms Glimmering with morning dew More precious than gold

Narrow passage

narrow white brick passage
July 30, 2016July 30, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 14 Comments

Whitewashed prison walls Spirits haunt stark, narrow halls A mournful voice calls Photo taken at Fort Barrancass, aboard Naval Air Station, Pensacola.

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