Free Verse: The trumpeter

Sonorous, chilling tune

a captivating tone reaches over the pond

resonates and ripples

The cob shares his talent with his pen

wooing her

mating her

next protecting her and the cygnets

their long necks coupled for family

Free Verse by PamelaWLucas 1/18/18

Inspirational photo by Pixabay

The Trumpeter Swan, largest of the native waterfowl in North America, and one of our heaviest flying birds.

Haiku: Bark mushrooms

Seeks the cool and rain
Thrives on a dying tree trunk
Insects umbrella

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 10/22/17
Inspirational photo by Kelly Kathleen studying at Radford University, Virginia

Uncomplicated thoughts: a second spring

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” Albert Camus

 

Albert Camus, (born November 7, 1913, Mondovi, Algeria—died January 4, 1960, near Sens, France), French novelist, essayist, and playwright, best known for such novels as L’Étranger (1942; The Stranger), La Peste (1947; The Plague), and La Chute (1956; The Fall) and for his work in leftist causes. He received the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature.  Britannica.com

Uncomplicated thoughts: go deep

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” Albert Einstein

 

 

Haiku: Bale

Rolls of compressed hay
Rests on the landscape waiting
Harvest images

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 10/10/17

Inspirational photo by Pixabay

Cinquain: Strategic Love

Duo

Lasting for life

Learn from their success and failures

Bonded from beginning to end

 

Cinquain by PamelaWLucas 10/9/17

Inspirational photo by Pixabay

Swan loyalty is a strategy for maximizing the number of cygnets they can raise.