The Song of All Souls

March 7, 2016 / Penny L Howe / 14 Comments

Misty morn or perhaps early evening.

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The Song of All Souls

Within seedlings of trees that grow

And the whisper of winds that blow

In the river flowing down to the sea

Hear the song of all souls singing free.

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In the laughter of people at play

The bright sun giving light to each day

All the planets and stars in the sky

Share love’s song deep inside you and I.

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The waves as they crash on the beach

Golden moonbeams we look up to reach

And the love that we all need so much

From this song, closed hearts can be touched.

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Deep inside where love has no wall

Our souls they do sing out to all

They guide like the outgoing tide

to the seas where all hearts open wide.

Plh~2016

Sun bursts through the trees high above huge waterfalls and cascades in Oregon’s Columbia Gorge.

Thank you, have a wonderful week,

~ Penny

To All My Creative and Talented Friends!

January 6, 2016 / Penny L Howe / 19 Comments

♡

“May the sun shine brightly

the moon glow golden

within your hearts this day.

Creative muse nurture and guide you

and regardless of come what may …

may you find your way!”

~ Plh, 2016

♡

With much love and affection,

~ Penny

Here’s to Love

February 8, 2015 / Penny L Howe / 26 Comments

This is February. My favorite month of the year. Valentines Day comes to mind. A day of love (In my humble opinion, every day is a day of love) but commercially speaking we have an official day of celebrating love.

Then two of the most famous presidents in the United States have their birthdays in this month. I refer of course to Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. and I’m an Aquarius (for whatever that’s worth, lol). So there you go. I love February. And it’s a good reason to be more poetic.

So here’s to LOVE:

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I Shall …

carry the sun

on a tray just for you.

And if you wish,

bring the moon too.

But should the moon

disappear from above,

Even still I will fetch,

bring to you with my love.

Penny L Howe, 2015

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Hope you enjoyed, thank you for stopping by,

~ Penny

There is this …

June 21, 2013 / Penny L Howe / 28 Comments

… About Summer

there is this – about a summer’s day

there is this – the blues are chased away

there is this – creating time to play

there is this – the sunshine’s golden ray

there is bliss – in summer’s night

there is bliss – the stars so bright

there is bliss – just seems so right

this and bliss – summer delight!

~ Penny L Howe, 2013

~*~

Happy Summer everyone, go out and play!

~ Penny

The Conversation

May 17, 2013May 17, 2013 / Penny L Howe / 44 Comments

Said the sky to the clouds

“Why do you not rain?”

Said the clouds to the sky

“It’s just not the same.”

Said the sky to the winds

“why do you not blow?”

said the winds to the sky

“I’m not sure where to go.”

Said the sky to the trees

“Where is your shade?”

Said the trees to the sky

“I fear that I fade”.

Said the sun to the Earth

“what has changed, I can’t see?”

Said the Earth to the sun

“I’m no longer free.”

“I’m caught in between

man’s derision and strife,

From those I provide

I struggle for their lives.”

Said the Sun to the Earth

“Please say it’s not so”,

Said the Earth to the sun

“Yes, I’m afraid so”.

“Very few listen

to that which I say,

They must all work together

There’s no other way”.

“But what can we do

To change what will be”,

“There’s naught”, said the Earth

“for the blind who won’t see!”

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Penny L Howe, 2013

Written on behalf of the Planet we all live upon!

Sometimes all we need to start the day …

January 27, 2013 / Penny L Howe / 32 Comments

… Is the beauty of the day itself!

Have a wonderful day today!

~ Penny

This Post brought to you today by the color Yellow!

January 10, 2013January 10, 2013 / Penny L Howe / 33 Comments

Available to you in nature everywhere!

What is it about the color yellow that many of us love so much?

I’m guessing primarily because it’s the color of the sun, the light that brightens the sky and our world when it shines.

I think that on a subliminal level we (as living beings) know that our life is dependent upon the sun.

Yellow is a warming color, whether it be the sun or by fire.

Yellow is a cheerful color by it’s very nature. A feel good about yourself sort of color!

When I think of the color yellow I think of a multitude of shades.

Subtle shades that sooth “mellow yellow” and vibrant shades that are cheerful and uplifting.

But mostly the color yellow is the color that brightens, regardless of the hue or the format being viewed by us.

Yellow provides a contrast to all the other colors surrounding it.

Creatures of all kinds, those in the ocean and those on the land, insects, plants of all kinds, including fruit and vegetables, flowers and much more brighten our day.

Yellow is one of the three primary colors.

So today I give tribute to the color yellow and all it represents.

May the color “yellow” live long and prosper!

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Still Life in Yellow

Have a great day, thanks for stopping by,

~ Penny

How Hot is It?

August 17, 2012 / Penny L Howe / 53 Comments

Alright, enough already! It is hot, as in hot! I mean it is realllllly HOT! Does everyone get the picture? For the last few weeks and it really seems like forever, it has been 100 degrees or more outside, It is so hot outside that… (insert “how hot is it?)

It’s so hot that…

– My cats are giving me dirty looks every time I even suggest they go outside for a while!

– The Weeds aren’t even growing (well that’s a good thing but still…)

– Jack and Emma are begging to take the usual obligatory “bath”.

– No one is going anywhere unless they ‘have-to’, you know like to McDonalds so it isn’t necessary to heat up the kitchen. Just joking on that one. Well Actually I’m not!

– Jack and Emma have been volunteering to wash the cars every few days (playing with the water hose to cool off.)

– We’ve been considering camels as an alternative transportation mode.

– The one totally outdoor cat we have won’t go outdoors.

– And we had a couple of “cool” friends stop by, but that didn’t last long.

Okay actually those are Emma and Jack creations from last winter, when it was cold out, sigh! (Yes the snowcat is Emma’s, Jack is creative but more traditional with his).

Okay, I have that out of my system now. No I don’t. It’s going to be this hot for at least another week.

I guess the last thing to say is it’s so hot I couldn’t find a good photo of me to put here because even my photo’s are sweating. Stay Cool, Penny

Just too darn hot!

Morning Dew – Nature’s art and lesser beings

July 10, 2012July 10, 2012 / Penny L Howe / 6 Comments

I welcomed the sun early this morning. When everything seems fresh and new.There was a brilliant blue sky and the smell of clean damp grass, an earthy fragrance. Pleasant to the senses.

Up close and personal, I witnessed nature’s artistry.