Category: Rose’s Blog

  Bird Dance   Unless we listen, we will never hear them calling, Tirelessly, from their deep, throbbing hearts. Robins perched in leafy oaks Sing

    Garments   Early sunlight falls on crystal Like grace descending on a bride. The spider spreads her silver thread Over the clean pine,

My husband Wayne and I have always wanted to visit Okinawa. His father, Kiyoshi Higashi was stationed in Okinawa with U.S. Army Intelligence during the

  Summer’s River   Summer’s River runs clear and lovely Over pied pebbles, Through shallows where jeweled trout Sleep in the sweet afternoon, Past reeds

  On a May morning, The brown birds are loud in the pines And the first cool breath of summer Touches the rose petals. Just

  TreechangeAt this second, The oak is as still As an emerald, undiscovered Deep in dark pockets of rocks. Not a leaf moves, Though the

  The Dream of Spring I look through a keyhole in a dream, And there is my father, eyes closed In meditation. Is he listening

  February’s full Moon rules the sea; golden light Animates each wave. ​ Readers who wander through “The Tea Book†on this website, myteaplanner.com, will

​On the highway, the Alley, the sea wall and the Beach, all night, fireworks. Every New Year begins with loud noises and fireworks. This frenzy

  Snow Geese   Snow Geese glide on midnight currents Like a constellation in the sky-dark waves, Each a feathery messenger twinkling white, Each a