Adrakos cats own Adrakos chairs. You see it’s in their genes, To sit… …to sleep …and to watch and share From the safety of their chairs! © 2013 Francesca Muir
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My heart hangs on a cobweb …caught between a sea breeze and a lock …forever entwined like the fly. But I have a tenacious will to reach above and beyond To escape my gossamer prison set in cast iron. © 2013 Francesca Muir
Aged by time on a rocky outcrop Bent crooked by seasons of Meltemes All that remains is a feint glimpse into an untenable life A life removed from a life, just a few breaststrokes away A futile future of pain, scant hope and isolation. For this quiet island of endurance, solitude and tears […]
It’s coming You know it Enveloping as it cascades A fleeting cave…a lacy droplet veil Then it’s gone. Mermaids giggle whilst waiting for the next… and the next… © 2013 Francesca Muir
A green-eyed beauty sits and stares Slightly soporific from the warming rays She gazes into the light A chameleon in the morning She is dreaming. But of what… She will never say.
Pale and slightly salty, Shaded with sea greens and summer hues A warm breath from beyond Teases, flaps and billows blue. Summer’s breezes gently muss my hair As I linger over my summer wine… Of soda, lime and Angostura Bitters. […]
Home is an ancient olive grove Where pots pile high to age under a harsh Cretan sun. Some sit upright as if silently guarding the island’s labyrinth Whilst others lie exhausted like flies after the rains Discarded like old toys Tossed on a heap. Forgotten. Refined shaped clay. Fired baked earth. A treasury of terracotta. […]
A chatter of daisies heralds the spring Their pert, sun-kissed faces beaming amidst the green “The daisies are here” “The daisies are here” chorus the bees As they flit from baby bud to baby bud Then onto the brazen teens – beaming and open to all that pass […]
The first day of spring sees a Middle Eastern breakfast on the beach. Under dappled light… a bevvy of bamboo brollies… gently shade a feast… …of strawberries warmed by the sun …haloumi grilled on an open flame …pitta bread ready for filling …and lovingly home-made Koftas. Chilled lemon, […]
The super talented photographer, designer and blogger Marg at Destination Here and Now has nominated Postcard Pictures to take part in this year’s Capture The Colour Photo Contest run by The Travel Supermarket Thank you Marg! I have to show five photos capturing RED, BLUE, YELLOW, WHITE and GREEN. Much easier said than done, but […]