Who Ordered Pizza?

A new tale wove into existence this month, sparked by a flash fiction challenge created by my writing friend Mysti Parker. She posted it on her website today and I'm smiling. There's just something special about finding my stories living a life of their own, out there where at least a few others will read them, hopefully feel a bit of pleasure for having read them.

If so motivated, you can find the story here:
http://mystiparker.blogspot.com/2013/05/call-me-maybe-flash-fiction-19-who.html?spref=fb

Family Album - Full Circle

Full Circle

connections sing three-part harmony,

from the shadows, a deep bass resonates

accompaniment - wisdom and love

passed on from father, mother

to daughter, son

each awed by the presence of the others,

bonded by invisible elements

linked by genes, blood, the essence

of human existence.

by judy Beaston

May 2, 2013

Poetry - Devil's Lake, Wisconsin

Devil’s Lake, Wisconsin

on the cusp of fall

remnants of summer still tempt

boats wait on sandy shore

hills promise tranquil journeys

fair weather guests have gone home

 

Photo by Judy Beaston, September 2012

Poem by Judy Beaston, April 2013

A Writer's Place - tanka

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A Writer’s Place

dreams hidden below

office landscapes, beg a song

their story be told

how ideas flowed, gave them life

then held them frozen in time

simple collections

gather upon the palettes

of creative minds

story snippets, colored notes

pregnant keyboard awaits birth

Photo and poetry by Judy Beaston, 2013

Cannon Beach - a tanka

Cannon Beach

ocean air dances

sand, salt, and sea spray hold hands

coax beach wanderers

onto soft sandy reaches

for long walks, meditation

Photo and poem by Judy Beaston

tanka - spring synergy

spring synergy

winter’s chill undone

beneath clear warmth of spring’s sun

stretched upon the deck

slender cat soothes aging joints

eyes closed, body drinks pure bliss

Photo by Judy Beaston

Poem by Judy Beaston, April 26, 2013

poetry - tanka

flower field

waning rays’ soft glow

deepens tulip buds’ blushes

magenta, crimson

soldier on, row after row

silent stewards of beauty

Photo - Bing.com/images, Tulip Field, wallpaper 
Poem by Judy Beaston, April 25, 2013