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Sunrise Dreams

  Photo taken in 2002 while I was deployed to Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, with Patrol Squadron Four. Continue reading Sunrise Dreams

Unknown's avatarWill PenningtonDecember 31, 2019January 2, 20201 Comment
Poems

Canvas Dreams

Sweet dreams, Campers 🙂   Continue reading Canvas Dreams

Unknown's avatarWill PenningtonDecember 30, 2019January 2, 20204 Comments
Poems

Apollo 8

Bright orb of night sky Drawing mind of man from birth Handmaid of our dreams   Apollo 8 returned to Earth on this date in 1968. Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders were the first humans to view Earth in her entirety from space, and see the dark side of the moon. They and the command module were recovered in the Pacific Ocean near … Continue reading Apollo 8

Unknown's avatarWill PenningtonDecember 27, 2019December 27, 2019Leave a comment
Poems

Haiku – Merry Christmas

Unto you this day Angels we have heard on high Tidings of great joy  Merry Christmas, Writers ❤ Continue reading Haiku – Merry Christmas

Unknown's avatarWill PenningtonDecember 25, 20196 Comments
Poems

Progress

Deerhide moccasins (Hobnailed boots tread native path) Slip quietly away Continue reading Progress

Unknown's avatarWill PenningtonOctober 17, 2019October 30, 20193 Comments
Susanna Avila

Susanna

After we parted Having said our goodbyes With breaking heart And taste of metal In my mouth I walked Unaware of everything but you Through the afternoon Into evening Nighttime breeze cool On my wet face Never noticing The sun had set When I looked up and Through the blur There you were The first one I saw The first one I loved My Cassiopeia … Continue reading Susanna

Unknown's avatarWill PenningtonOctober 12, 2019October 12, 20198 Comments
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Primeval

  No trace left behind As footworn path slips away Forest echoes past Continue reading Primeval

Unknown's avatarWill PenningtonOctober 7, 2019October 9, 20194 Comments
Poems

Mental

Lonely and alone You are seeking to atone For sin not yet borne Continue reading Mental

Unknown's avatarWill PenningtonOctober 6, 2019October 6, 20192 Comments
Photos, Poems

Frames

Black or white or blue Observed without reference Unframed, unafraid   Continue reading Frames

Unknown's avatarWill PenningtonOctober 6, 2019October 6, 20193 Comments
Poems

Peace

Pond grass bends in breeze, Contentment rippling water, Minnows nip my toes     Web image from pexels.com   Continue reading Peace

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Poems

177 Over 88

Blackest before dawn Off the cuff, tally the score Dead men tell no tales Continue reading 177 Over 88

Unknown's avatarWill PenningtonOctober 4, 20194 Comments
Poems

Snowfall – Haiku Poetry

Winter’s flamboyance Snowfall’s crystal miracle Diamonds on my tongue   Image via Google Images Continue reading Snowfall – Haiku Poetry

Unknown's avatarWill PenningtonJanuary 11, 20196 Comments
Poems

Ill Wind – Haiku

Sniffling sky, tired, gray Wind, whipping trees tear at clouds Another Kleenex Continue reading Ill Wind – Haiku

Unknown's avatarWill PenningtonJanuary 8, 20193 Comments
Poems

Canvas Song – Haiku

from night fall raindrops bursting notes on canvas sing lullaby, good night Continue reading Canvas Song – Haiku

Unknown's avatarWill PenningtonJanuary 3, 2019January 8, 201919 Comments
Poems

Haiku: On the Wing

My first attempt at Haiku. Many thanks to Hannah for the inspiration 🙂 Flying on the wing Cross wind changes direction Wife calls to dinner Continue reading Haiku: On the Wing

Unknown's avatarWill PenningtonDecember 30, 2018December 30, 20184 Comments

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