Sheila Hurst

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Snapthought: Skyscrapers

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Sheila

tree shine
softened by time
skeletal remains
all that is left
stripped of needles
stripped of bark
rough edges fade
and fall away
as they let go
of their prickly nature
only the inside
left to shine

10 thoughts on “Snapthought: Skyscrapers”

Apples and Arteries on March 2, 2012 at 3:50 pm said:

Beautiful photos!
- Sheila Hurst on March 2, 2012 at 4:03 pm said:
  
  Thank you! They were really shining in the sun – kind of hard to tell with some of the shadows that came through in the pictures though.
Judy on March 2, 2012 at 9:15 pm said:

beautiful poem…..lovely photos!
- Judy on March 2, 2012 at 9:15 pm said:
  
  so sad when there is a forest fire…..
  - Sheila Hurst on March 3, 2012 at 1:26 pm said:
    
    lots of pine trees dying around here – there was some sort of pine tree disease going around – I probably should have made the words sadder but mostly took the pictures because they were shining so much in the sun
lscotthoughts on March 3, 2012 at 12:03 am said:

Awww…beautiful poem and wonderful photos, Sheila~
- Sheila Hurst on March 3, 2012 at 1:25 pm said:
  
  thank you – you’re the real poet though – I don’t really know what I’m doing 🙂
amira on March 11, 2012 at 12:38 pm said:

these Skyscrapers are awesome Sheila.
All of the images are just stunning and breathtaking
nice angle 🙂
- Sheila Hurst on March 20, 2012 at 7:41 pm said:
  
  thanks amira! 🙂
Sunshine on March 14, 2012 at 9:10 am said:

Simply charming!