Photo By: Carrie Moonstone Beach, Trinidad CA
Winds of adventure brought me
here the other day as I arrived
my worries were simply carried
away with the meandering little river
reaching the sea with my boys
joyful glee with the sands
feeling like home in between
my toes where the river ends
and the sea goes out (more…)
Photo By: Carrie
I have dreamed of these trees
since I was a girl closing my eyes
feeling their roots expand into my heart their sap
seeping into my veins
their shade comforting my quiet pain
I have wondered if they were only in my dreams
so many times (more…)
Photo By: Carrie
Cooped up air laying
flat to the floor
unmoving
thick
an unwanted blanket draped (more…)
Photo By: Carrie
An inviting threshold the first
impression of what is
beyond once the door is open (more…)
Photo By: Carrie
Those threads pulling
me holding me tense
making me
move in directions
I would rather go
limp (more…)
Photo By: Carrie
Your cheeks flush as the sun
warms your back you let the breeze
move your hair until you are
unrecognizable and the birds sing (more…)
Photo By: Carrie
Sitting within
the view rolling
around inside my head a mix
of details and beautiful
Blur (more…)
Photo By: Carrie
Past your prime wilted
weak
folding into
the off-season beyond (more…)
Photo By: Carrie
Slowly they grow one
then another
Laying
Stacked striped horizontal
Always
Ready
for another layer thick (more…)
The Shady Tree 