July 3, 2022
Porch sitting...
A routine...8:08 PM
A dog barks in the distance. Crows make their final caws before choosing their resting places high in the trees. A jet at about 20,000 feet is sounding taps for the day,
8:58 PM
Gathering dusk has eased into its armchair. A great stillness envelops the land. Ink blue sky turns cheek to pillow, dusk enveloping the cosmos as the earth makes its quotidien turn from the sun. Evening slides its arms into its sleeping robe, ready to preside until dawn.
Photos by Paul A. Tamburello, Jr.
Just lovely Paul!!
Louie
Posted by: Louie from Louisiana | July 16, 2022 at 08:15 PM
how sweet to see this xo
Posted by: Debbie S | July 16, 2022 at 08:22 PM
Thank you, as always, for sharing yourself and your soul... Bambi
Posted by: Bambi | July 16, 2022 at 08:30 PM
This reverie, composed in the stillness of dusk, rousted me from the relentless news cycle and into a calm appreciation for the gift that unfolded right in front of me. Thank you, Bambi
Posted by: Paul A Tamburello, Jr aka pt at large | July 16, 2022 at 08:49 PM
Well, not a Haiku… but lovely just the same!
Posted by: Suzanne Kavet | July 16, 2022 at 08:51 PM
Hmmmm...good idea,it does have the feel of a haiku...might try it!
Posted by: Paul A Tamburello, Jr aka pt at large | July 16, 2022 at 08:54 PM
Totally lovely, PT -- and great to see your name pop up.
Posted by: Sarah Cross Mills | July 16, 2022 at 09:00 PM
Sarah
The routine of ‘porch sitting’ that I began weeks ago and as I write this am aware that the sitting part is a sly form of meditation with a layer of Zen mindfulness that like tinder and flint sparks reflection that generates composing. You never know where you’ll find joy. Looking for it is like looking for the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow … I believe it’s there somewhere and that’s what counts.
So cool that seeing my name pop up gives you a reason to check it out and not delete!
Thanks again
Paul
Posted by: Paul A Tamburello, Jr aka pt at large | July 16, 2022 at 09:17 PM
I can sit in my back yard and see similar sights…..Wonderful isn’t it ?
Posted by: Ann Baker | July 16, 2022 at 09:22 PM
Yes indeed…small packets of joy are there, we just need to notice them.
You have your back yard I have my porch!
PT
Posted by: Paul A Tamburello, Jr aka pt at large | July 16, 2022 at 09:25 PM
Porch sitting…It is becoming a ritual and a routine, a time for reflection and composure, A synergy, drawing energy from The vernal Arborscape before me, Reflecting energy back in the form of gratitude for its unspoiled splendor.
Posted by: Paul A Tamburello, Jr aka pt at large | July 17, 2022 at 10:57 AM