BlogHide Resteemsseattlesal (37)in hope • 7 years agoTOMATO HAIKUTomato cages fill with promise - Early Girl strains toward tomorrow .seattlesal (37)in poetry • 8 years agoREFLECTIONThis poem deals with that trickster, perception. REFLECTION Spring sun streams through a winter grimed window - and happy though I am to welcome warmth returning, such light reveals my…seattlesal (37)in poetry • 8 years agoSUNFLOWER GARDENSunflower-gold light pours through the sagging bean vines - rich vegetable broth.seattlesal (37)in poetry • 8 years agoTAIL LIGHTSOn what promises to be an uncomfortably warm summer day I send my mind back to "normal" Seattle weather. Offering this haiku to cool us down: Tail Lights Driving across the dark bridge into an…seattlesal (37)in introduceyourself • 8 years agoLET ME INTRODUCE MYSELFHappy to join the steemit universe! I'm Sallie from Seattle (AKA) seattlesal. I'm a poet, novelist, Lord Byron scholar, trained yoga instructor, amateur photographer, and leader of a local writers…seattlesal (37)in byron • 8 years agoDEATH OF LORD BYRONToday in the US the Drumpf administration if ramming a vicious "health care" scheme down our throats. Untold numbers of people will die. Which got me thinking this morning of Lord Byron. You'll be…seattlesal (37)in philosophy • 8 years agoWaiting for DaybreakWAITING FOR DAYBREAK It is not yet what I would call today, the sun not yet piercing black clouds in a black sky the garden only a memory of brilliance, a recollection of color and movement…seattlesal (37)in poetry • 8 years agoThe Day He DiedTHE DAY HE DIED For Lonny Kanekoseattlesal (37)in life • 8 years agoCoffeeshop MorningCOFFEEHOUSE HAIKU Morning Starbucks fills with noise and sweet steam - rain beats against the windows. Wind in umbrellas shifting direction, lifting litter at the curb. Umbrellas balloon…seattlesal (37)in poetry • 8 years agoTodayThere will come a time this day will be years ago - morning pass slowly.seattlesal (37)in philosophy • 8 years agoViewYou are unlikely to enjoy the garden if in your mind's eye every dappled shadow hides an enemy.