ANOTHER MOMENT SOMEWHERE BEAUTIFUL

Hello there!

Once again, I’d like to invite you to pause with me and spend a moment somewhere beautiful. This time, it’s at Remic Rapids Park along the Ottawa River, where artist John Ceprano creates his sculptures every summer. His carefully balanced – not glued! – rock figures inspired this month’s poem.

Please pause in your busy day to relax and reflex a bit. I hope you enjoy For Dreamers and Immigrants.

Lee Ann

FOR JÓZSEF: Thoughts on Being Strong

Hello!

As I watch new growth push its way out of the soil in my gardens, I thought it might be a good time to post a poem about strength. The inspiration came from a photo I took on New York City’s “High Line”, which is an urban, linear park made from part of the former elevated railway in West Manhattan.

Once I wrote the poem, I remembered a saying from my great-grandfather, József Gerencsér. So this one’s for him.

I hope you enjoy Strength (A Tribute to My Great-Grandfather). 

Lee Ann

SPECIAL GUEST PHOTOGRAPHER: Final in the Tree Series

Hello there! Time once again to pause and spend a moment somewhere beautiful.

Today I’m posting the last entry in my Tree Series, which brings you a gorgeous photo from guest photographer Geoff Smith. He captured this image on a canoe trip in Algonquin Park, and I’ve wanted to write something from it for several years.

I hope you’ve enjoyed the Tree Series as much as I’ve enjoyed providing it! Next month I’ll have a different kind of beauty for you. Meanwhile, here’s At the Portal.

Lee Ann

WHILE WAITING FOR SPRING: Part 4 of the Tree Series

Hello there! Is it springtime yet in your world?

While Mother Nature takes her time in beginning another season of growth… let’s have a poem! This one was inspired by a remarkable tree that caught my attention on a walk near our cottage in Muskoka.

Please pause for a moment – I think you’ll find this tree very interesting! My thoughts resulted in “Eye of the Beholder.”  I hope you enjoy it.

Lee Ann

EVERYDAY MAGIC AND DELICIOUS EXPLORATION: Part 3 of the Tree Series

Hello there! I hope all is well in your world. Here in Ottawa, I find myself a wee bit tired of the primary colours of winter: white, grey and evergreen, with (this year anyway) only the occasional blue sky. So this month’s photo brings a burst of sunshine yellow, from a tree I met along the Ottawa river late last fall.

I hope you enjoy “Meditations on Curtains”

Lee Ann