Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off - find the silence

garden shadows

creep across my heart

I long for spring

~~~

gnarled branches stretch

naked in evening twilight

welcoming roosting birds

This is the last day of the 30 day winter retreat Find the Silence.  If your looking for more try reading some of the wonderful submissions at Carpe Diem.  The link for the retreat posts is at the top of this post.  Hope you enjoyed.

Find the Silence Day 29

Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off - find the silence

Day 29 

in the evening sky

V formation of geese

changing leaders

Find the Silence Day 28

Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off - find the silence
Day 28 

in the silence

the sound of a single leaf 

spiraling downward

Find the silence Day 26

Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off - find the silence

breaking the silence
steeple bells chime
cool and crisp

Find the Silence -Day 27

Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off - find the silence

on the hilltop
overlooking the city
a moment of silence

Find the Silence Day 24

Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off - find the silence

Day 24 December 7

after morning walk
still showing on cheeks

the blush of winter

Finding Silence Day 25

Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off - find the silence

Day 25

silent house
full of unexpected 
memories

Find the Silence - Day 23

Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off - find the silence

Day 23 

the evening garden
wrapped in winter’s silence
under frozen stars

Mysteries

Today’s beauty came this evening.  Five moonflowers were open in the garden.  These beautiful white flowers look like morning glories on steroids.  One fully opened flower is about my hand spread  This is a highly fragrant plant and attracts sphinx moths who pollinate it.  Seeing the flowers got me thinking of the mystery of insects, moths and bats that come out at night to drink from sweet smelling blossoms.  It is amazing that as one set of flowers and insects bed down when the sunsets another set is taking over the night shift.  There is such a delicate yet beautiful between plants and animals, birds and insects.

moonflower

calls to the moth

sweet fragrance

Mendelssohn

Carpe Diem #1087 String Symphony No. 4 in C minor by Mendelssohn

I was not having any luck writing about the String Symphony but I found Mendelssohn' Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor full of unexpected twists and turns.  Each section filled me with inspiration.

 Mendelssohns - Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Yuja Wang, Ku.

all night long

a mouse scurries

inside the wall

my morning face

sporting dark circles

~~~

upon the glass

the beating of a moth's wing

frantic cadence

~~~

spring flowers push

slowly through the mud

seeking sunlight

~~~

in the moonlight

I dance down the path

with shadows

~~~

the warmth of your kiss

wrapped in the night's beauty

this snowy night

Find the Silence Day 22

Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off - find the silence

before dawn
bare branches wrapped in mist
silence lingering

~~~

after the fires
silence echoes silence
in the ashes

~~~

morning silence
gurgling of the fish tank
grows louder

Finding Silence Day 21

Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off - find the silence

moonless night
silently the fogs rolls in
bringing your ghost

Philip Glass - The Kiss

Carpe Diem #1085 The Kiss (Philip Glass)


The Kiss - Philip Glass

moonless night
I settle my restless child
with a gentle kiss

'

The Hours -Philip Glass

the hours of the day
stretch slowly from dawn to dusk
filled with your absence 

the day tarnished with sorrow
as I await your return

 

Find the Silence - Day 18

Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off - find the silence

Day 18 December 1

silence filled

with beautiful music

your absence still felt

Find the Silence Day 19 & 20

Carpe Diem First Winter Retreat 2016 the kick off - find the silence

Day 19 December 2

under Christmas tree
in the solitude of night
I think about joy

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Day 20 December 3

in the still of night

I hear you sneaking downstairs
to leave a present