Tuesday Challenge: Poetic Images, Poetic Ponderings

Hello dear Toads!  Shanyn here, I am hosting our Tuesday Challenge with the photographically and poetically gifted Margaret Bednar from Art Happens 365.

I had the chance to ask her to join us for a challenge, and well I challenged her.  Hope she forgives me for putting her through the paces on two artistic fronts in one challenge.

The challenge, which she so wonderfully accepted, was to use photos as part of a poem.  By letting the image speak they could become more than accompaniment but actually be an integral part of the poetic process.  Her photos are so poetic, and her words are so full of vibrant images.  It seemed like a perfect challenge.  Even though she was on the road, on a borrowed computer and feeling pressured she rose to the challenge with much grace.

This is what Margaret did for us...and WOW!  I'm totally blown away!  Thank you Margaret for this!

Be sure to visit Margaret at her other blogs:

http://margaretbednar-justhorses.blogspot.com

http://margaretbednariandi.blogspot.com

"Mother Nature"

Lavender mint

tingles my tongue

and soothes my skin

A refreshing beauty, shared.

"Patience"

A busy bee 

seems a silly metaphor

until I attempt

to capture its action

100 photos, 1 hour

2 worth keeping

"Aphrodisiac"

I walk upon oyster shells

imagine I'm Aphrodite

arising from the sea

riding waves of royal purple

into the arms of my beloved.

"Do I Believe?"

Of things curious I spy

Wonder if my imagination

is playing tricks on me...

red fairy mushrooms

and small hidden doors?

"Happily Ever After"

Two by two 

they fluttered and swooped

infatuated

and sailed off

into a blue, cloud-filled sky

"Show Off"

Sapphire blue

whispers about the blooms

lifting everyones spirits,

pausing for an instant

collecting "Ooohs" and "Aaahs"

before fluttering off

in search of more.

"Eye of the Beholder"

She called you "common"

but framed in white,

burnt orange wings

glistening in the sun,

you took my breath away.

"Nature's Theme Park"

Swaying to and fro

a roller coaster ride of sorts

I enjoyed your struggle,

your determination,

all the while

glad my feet

were firmly planted

upon the ground.

"Sunday"

A simple beauty

reaches toward the sky

in praise and thanks

to its maker.

Yellow upon yellow

bee-dazzling

Serenity is...

a picnic beneath

grandma's quilts upon a line

or reading in a whicker rocker

upon her shaded porch

as always all words and images are copyright, and are reproduced here with permission...