Cold Affinity

Lake cold affinity, shattered life;
lost in the pieces of broken ice.
 

Sacred Passage

Sacred passage along the lake bay;
Hidden temple, lustrous pathway. 

Winter White

Winter white trees row to row;
Woodside garnish of the snow.

Hidden Silence

Lakeside silence and concealed sight.
Etched in snow and frosted blue light. 

Broken

A noted path of cold slicing pain;
a broken life and spattered name.

Wintery Fate

Wintery boundary of the lake.
An icy and empty force of fate. 
 

Dismally Grayer

Frozen lake scene in colorless layer;
lifeless remnants, dismal and grayer.
 

Surreptitious

The cold city where even the sun cries,
its jagged, stealthy edges tear the skies. 
 

Open Nowhere

Open sky and a lake pathway below;
yet a desolate pier and nowhere to go.
 

Silent Water

Lake skylit waters, peaceful view.
Frozen silence, fragments of blue.

Destructive Pain

A cold shackling of destructive pain.
Lakeside tattered, haggard and lame.

 

Barren Beach

Wintery lake waters, out of reach;
Snowbound barrier, desolute beach.
 

Wait, Wait, ....

Another week ends, another day falls.
the sunlight lingers,  the darkness calls.

 

Lake Abstract Art

Frozen winter sky, above the culture center.
Lakeside of art, where abstract sails disinter.

Endless Weeping

Bending willow, branches break;
in endless weeping by the lake.

Disguising Day

Amongst lakes' crusted waters, falling skies;
no life saving refuge, in a harbor of disguise.

Wavering Lakeside

Lakeside sky in the wavering light;
A city of contrast, dark then bright. 

Everlasting End

A sun warming sight and day of cheer;
A toasty glance to the end of the year.

Under the Missing Sun

If only one last glimpse of sun;
At least before the year is done.

Bridge Delivery

No bounds to a bridge with a site to deliver;
it captures and carries the moon across river.

Moon Hangar

In fleeting skys light of a days afternoon,
a helicopter escapes by way of the moon.

Sunset Silenced

The sun silenced, struggling late.
Clouds swiftly determined its fate.

On The Rocks

Free to roam and at liberty to drift,
but life's on the rocks, in need a lift.

Sun Circuit Breaker

The sun defies an early morning of rain;

Breaking circuit in clouded city terrain.

Pink Print

          
Sky in pink splendor, city all aglow;
Magical dusting as the sun falls low. 

Field of Smiles

Sunflower rows, in lines for miles.

Brighter days in a field full of smiles.

Sharp in Pink

Two cacti with dainty pink flowers,
yet stems of needling, sharp powers.

Lower the Boom

Stormy low sky where colors loom.

Broken dark cloud of potential doom.

P A Deer

A lighter moment of an uphill climb;

is this Duquesne deer on an incline.

City Prints

Painted waters in light of the day;
City printed angles of the river way. 

Pigeon Decision

The portrait of a pigeon in an inquisitive pose;

sits observing the scenic, flight path he chose. 

Lake Shade

Shaded sky window on the lake sight;
a fortuitious wait for the sunrise light.
 

Two Moons

Early evening moon, rising to height.
Dispersed on water, doubled in sight.

Deer Twins

At woods edge, where the creek begins,

a doe emerges with her spotted twins.

Deer Disbelief

Not nocturnal nor under the moon,

a deer in the middle of an afternoon.

Geese in a Row

 
 

Large family swims, require lead or tow.

So best get your ducks, or geese, in a row.

No Decoy

Those are real ducks, a bit off the track;
Appearing to practice a high wire act.

Ducks' Frightening Tale

Frightened ducklings, too terrified of water;
Missing the tutelage of a mother and father.

Daylight Deception

The storm's deception, day as if night,

Veterans "Old Main" in illuming light.

Humming For a Flower

In the lingering early morning hour;

A hummingbird looks for a cactus flower.

Fox Tail

Sun fading, falling from sight;

Gentle flinkers of fox tail light.

Winter's Moonlight

A winter of black skies, its long nights loom;

yet glowing clouds linger, cradling the moon.

Frozen Drops of Sun

Frozen drops of sun, prints of light;

Revolving circles in the winter white.

Icy Light Glisten

The morning sun glistens, icy yet still;

Lines the water, breaks the winter chill.

Ending Reflections

Clouds closing farewell on the last day's draw;
An ending of reflections on the year we saw.

Autumn Lingers Lakeside

Solitice light dims, the lake air turns cool;
Autumn lingers along its shoreline pool.

Early Moon Drawn

Waiting lakeside in the morning dawn;
Early day's light, moon quarter drawn.

Clouded Splendor

In magnificent splendor of a stormy day;
Shadowy contrast, clouds white and gray.

Sky Glacier

The stunning sight of a storm cloud bed;
It's a glacier attack in the sky overhead.

Autumn Lakeside Hill

Like an autumn painting of a lakeside hill;
Its blue canvas brushed by a fall color spill.