smiles – penned in moon dust

Behold Beauty #Uganda #photography

August 25, 2018August 25, 2018 by moondustwriter, posted in Haiku, Photography, Uganda

bright is my world

orange road leads to the sky

a rainbow smile

The Lens Artists photo challenge prompt is Colorful

Favorite #Uganda #photography #2017

December 20, 2017 by moondustwriter, posted in Haiku, Photography, photography challenge, Poetry, Uganda, wordpress

small elephants

hope flows from many places

big smiles, all ages

So difficult to sum up this wonderful world of Uganda where my heart is without me. So I share a few.

WordPress 2017 Favorites

The Marketplace of Life #poetry #lifeinUganda

July 6, 2017July 6, 2017 by moondustwriter, posted in haibun, orphans, Photography, Poetry, poets united, Uganda

greetings far and wide

hearts momentary grasp

a smile of shared kindness

if only this could last

shallow are grey blue waters

when for another do not share

freedom used to ring

for gold we only care

daily the reminders

a smile so white and pure

a child trusts my hand

love is our world’s cure

gathering place

happy red tomatoes

instant friends

The prompt for this week at Poet’s United Mid Week Motif is Independence.

That concept used to be so dear – now is a time when people are enslaved in so many ways.

The Girl with Pink Shoes #photography #haiku

August 28, 2015August 28, 2015 by moondustwriter, posted in Haiku, Photography, photography challenge, Poetry

hide and seek

squeezes each heart with a smile

a child’s vantage point

pink shoes

Who doesn’t like to capture a child “From Every Angle” which happens to be our prompt at DP Challenge today.

Memory of a Child #poetry #parenting

June 26, 2015 by moondustwriter, posted in Photography, Poetry

But I smiled yes I smiled

at the thought of your little hand in mine

we walked on rugged terrain

lots of ups and downs and arounds

you grew yes you grew

I turned one full rotation

and your were grown yes on your own

so many memories trapped in my heart

questions of a child wove through my mind

like glistening ripples in colored water

and I smile yes I smile

merry go round ride

To each of you who have loved or parented a child this poem is for you. For without these smiling children our world would have little hope for a warm future.

The Smiles You Left Behind #poetry #blogging #bloggingfriends

November 3, 2014November 2, 2014 by moondustwriter, posted in blog

sandy path (3)

you stopped by to say “hi” today

I watched you as you left

a petal so fragrant

I could not soon forget

you skipped in moon dust today

fingers drew smiley faces

I wanted to retrace

your fairy foot paces

you commented on my blog today

one moment you spent

a ray of sunshine

you dropped as you went

This is to each of you who stop by for a brief moment and leave a comment. What a gift to say something that can linger as a kindness all day. You make writing these posts a joy.

Eyes of Child #photography #poetry #world

September 12, 2014 by moondustwriter, posted in crimea, Home, Our World, Photography, photography challenge, Poetry

It matters not the place

US, Africa, Crimea, Mexico..

a smile you can always trace

on the winsome and open face

of a child

This week’s prompt for the Dp photo challenge is Humanity. Sadly when I travel outside of the country (to work), I don’t usually take a camera unless its a throw away type.