Tag: what do you see

What a vista!

Chris Hall55 Comments

Walk up this beautiful alley
so fragrant, fulsome and vivid,
washed with umber and white-lime walls
as marigolds and cyclamens bloom.

The steps are worn and warm as well,
as we weave around the village,
and then eventually we’re here.
The vistas are magnificent;
we look out to see for many miles
and we wish we could stay forever.

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Image credit: Sig- Sigmund @ Unsplash

For the visually challenged reader, this image shows a view of an alley where stairs lead up to a house. The stairs are decorated with planters where different flowers are flourishing. There is a huge vine hanging from the side wall. The whole look is of a well-used and aged home.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #249 photo prompt.

What do you see # 249- August 12, 2024

Enigma: Take Two

Chris Hall52 Comments

she’s gold or bronze, but never silver
she’s a lion or a cheetah, not a pussy
she will never get old
her beauty will never fade
she’s always flourishing
her hair hangs down her face
creeping down over her eyebrows
forehead glistening with grace
she’s gold or bronze, and never silver
and she’s mine, always.

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Image credit: Engin Akyurt @ Unsplash

For the visually challenged reader, this image shows the face of a woman, partly covered by her hair. Her visible face is covered in a glittery substance, her eyes are closed and there’s an enigmatic expression on her face.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #248 photo prompt.

What do you see # 248 – 5th August, 2024

Dear Lake

Chris Hall60 Comments

Dear Michigan, Lake Michigan
look out to see
(although, it is a lake)

it is huge and deep
wide and broad
and beautiful.

The man stares out
as the sun goes down
it disappears completely

but the waves and clouds
are still there
and then the moon appears.

She bathes in the moonlight
and the man stands up
as they dance together

and then, tomorrow
she’s gone, and he sits again;
Dear Michigan, come back… please.

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Image credit: Tom Barrett of artwork; sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa

For the visually challenged reader, this image shows a sculpture of a man, made by welding alphabets together. The sculpture is located at Atwater Park, overlooking the lake. In the distance, you can see the sun setting over the water and a cloudy sky.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #247 photo prompt.

What do you see # 247- 29 July, 2024

White Wolf

Chris Hall49 Comments

in the distance
light plays in the forest
huge trees stand tall
both close and far

the winter forest yearns
filled with mist and mystery
and then the wolf appears
she’s completely white

she turns around quickly
and she seems skittish
and then a moment later
she vanishes

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Image credit: Marek Szturc @ Unsplash

For the visually challenged reader, this image shows a white wolf standing in a foggy forest, with white light illuminating it from behind.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #246 photo prompt.

What do you see # 246- July 22, 2024

Island in the Lake

Chris Hall53 Comments


She steps onto the jetty
its planks still moist with dew.
She tugs the mooring rope softly
and she draws the boat towards her.
She drops lightly into the boat
casts off, and slips away into the morning.
Her tiny island awaits:
just blissful.

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Image credit: Unsplash+ in collaboration with Serene arches
(Sadje has purchased the membership of Unsplash+ so any image is permitted for this)

For the visually challenged reader, this image shows a beautiful wooden rocking chair, placed on a small carpet. The setting is unusual as it is sat upon a three-tiered stone circle, beside a swamp / marsh.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #245 photo prompt.

What do you see # 245- 15th July, 2024

Magic?!

Chris Hall63 Comments

Pick a card, any card
look at it and put it back
don’t tell me about it
here it is and it’s right!
Will you have another chance?

Let’s try something else…

Here’s a big top hat
hey presto, a little bunny
now she’s disappeared!
Oh, don’t worry, she’s fine.
Would you like a final chance?

Sorry. No money now. Shame.

🐰~~~🎩~~~🐰

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Image credit: Julian Drost@Unsplash

For the visually challenged reader, this image shows an extended hand. Over the hand, hovering in the air is a deck of playing cards, enveloped in flames. At the top of the deck, aces of spades and hearts are visible.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #244 photo prompt.

What do you see # 244- July 8, 2024

Are we beautiful?

Chris Hall46 Comments

are we beautiful?
in a way
blessed and humble
we perceive
is it odd?
maybe
but we’re free
like a bird
in a tree

but maybe
I could be
a film star
or maybe
just famous
just fifteen minutes
is all I ask,
please?

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Image credit: Tom Barrett @ Unsplash

For the visually challenged reader, this image shows a billboard on which the quote; “You are beautiful” is written in the form of many colorful post-it notes. There are faint images of buildings in the background.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #243 photo prompt.

What do you see # 243- July 1st,2024

My Mask

Chris Hall77 Comments

she hides behind a mask
not revealing herself
she moves sedately
most of the time
but sometimes
she’s free and lithe
she dances
around in the dark
no one can see
and then, in the morning
she hides her face again
behind her mask

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Image credit: Michael Dziedzic @ Unsplash

For the visually challenged reader, this image shows a mechanical mask held by a metal hand. Both the eyes are staring in different directions.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #242 photo prompt.

What do you see # 242- June 24th

Beautiful Babe

Chris Hall58 Comments

eyes so large and blue
tiny hands and tiny toes
she smiles at the camera
what a pretty pose, she grins

she wonders who she’ll be
will she be a painter or a poet
maybe a doctor or a judge
she can be anyone at all

she laughs out loud
and gives a little wink
but just for the moment
she’s busy with her blocks

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Image credit: Colin Maynard @ Unsplash 

For the visually challenged reader, this image shows a Caucasian baby around one year old, staring into the camera with her big blue-grey eyes. In her hands, she’s holding a wooden block that she is trying to eat.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #241 photo prompt.

What do you see # 241- 3rd June, 2024

Let’s Write

Chris Hall45 Comments

What am I going to do today?
Perhaps I could make a list
I drift around the house
And I ponder.

There’s so many things in my brain
What should I choose first?

I’m busy on my laptop
And I’m busy on my phone
And then I walk around the garden
Hoping something will come out in my speech.

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Image credit:  Dollar Gill @ Unsplash

For the visually challenged reader, this image shows an open book lying on a flat surface, its pages ruffled as by wind. Behind we see a luminous blue globe, and some fuzzy fairy lights, and in the distance a cloudy sky can be seen.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #240 photo prompt.

What do you see # 240 – May 27, 2024