The full moon’s silvery beamsFree fall through a clear night skyUpon the earth below, settingStreets, houses and gardens aglow. Peeking through my window, theMoonlight rests upon my pillow.And on the still night air theSound of waves crash and boom. I awake not to moonlight butTo the dawning of a new sunrise.And still, yet more, the…
Magical
Sky blue, the ocean too.The sun climbing, slowly,Up from the line whereSky and ocean meet.From the corner of myEye, I sense movement.Looking at it, I see aTail submerging. I wait,Unsure. I wait some moreUntil I know for sure.Then, quite close to shore, aBreach, an upwards spout, andThe back of the mammalAs the whale resurfaces.In a…
Context Is King
History is one event after another. In time: the why, when, where, how, who, and what related to each event becomes obscure, lost or forgotten. To breathe new life into historical events (and to pique interest), the event needs context. By way of an example, let us go back in time to Berlin, 1989. Imagine,…
Do As Shakespeare Did
The construction of a sentence is straightforward: subject + verb + object. Simple, right? Maybe. Or possibly not. We humans bore easily; so, if every sentence began and ended the same way: one wonders how many books, plays, and poems would have been written, let alone read. Thankfully, William Shakespeare knew a thing or two…
Poker Face
A skilled writer and a poker-faced card player: what do they have in common? The ability to keep people guessing. Until next time, Jo
Sapphire Muse 