Rosebud Timelessly Frozen

An ever-budding romance awaits those willing to walk through the doors of life and love.

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Red Rosebud Frozen in Haiku...

Timelessly Frozen

Ever-Budding Romance. Life—

Unopened Portals

We can remain frozen in time as did the petals of this red rosebud in an early frost. Or, we can choose living and loving our way through the unopened portals to experience the fullness of these sacred gifts.

With today being Valentine's Day, I have chosen not to remain timelessly frozen. I choose to shake off the frost and push the door open to live a life of love. I will leave the door ajar so you can join me on this journey.

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Full Moon for Christmas 2015

Christmas Eve has been a pleasure. I spent the early evening in and about the house with my dog Valentino, my roommate, and my net friends.

Valentino took me for a walk shortly after the sun hid itself from our view. I glanced up at the darkening sky displaying a full moon on the rise, my cell phone camera capturing it nestled in the midst of bare branches of a nearby treetop.

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Returning from our dog walk, I checked online to confirm ... Yes! A full moon for Christmas!

From my research I learned that it has been nearly forty years since we have been graced by a full moon on Christmas and that the next will be in the year 2034. I am sure glad I caught this one, in case I miss that one!

I read that this gift from nature is called a Full Cold Moon and is also referred to as the Full Long Nights Moon. But of course, my view of the moon and its names gave rise to a poem in Haiku form.

MERRY CHRISTMAS MOON

© Ruth Cox

Full, Cold, Long Nights Moon

Christmas Twenty-Fifteen; far

away from low sun.

Have yourself a warm and merry Christmas!

My sources of information? The Farmers' Almanac and NASA, of course!

Seasonal Sigh of Golden Leaves

An Autumn display of leaves covering the ground reminds us Spring and Summer are long gone and Winter is on its way.

On a recent walk in the neighborhood with my dog I enjoyed a golden sea of fallen leaves. I was absolutely amazed at how far-reaching the leaves of this tall maple tree were, covering the ground of two properties and the alley in between. And, the tree still had quite a few leaves remaining that would fall later in the season.

While this colorful display of nature was a gift to be taken in by the senses, its beauty also gave way to thoughts of many seasons of my life gone by. I admit to reminiscing a sorrowful moment or two of time gone by. Still, I embraced the fact that the season of youthful greenery would spring forth once again in the coming year.

I felt this the perfect picture of the golden leaves of life to turn into a greeting card for noteworthy thoughts to share with friends or family. Inside top of the note card is Haiku © Ruth Cox.

Fallen leaves of trees

Sigh shivery shades of green

Sprung in days of yore

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