Good Thursday night… for twenty minutes, anyway! I wasn’t sure I would participate in Crispina‘s challenge this week and then, I thought I would just supply a “reply photo” but then found two and couldn’t decide on which one to use and decided to use both, then thought: “I can’t just plop two photos!” So I thought I’d write a little story but then nothing came to me and, driving home from work, a haiku came to mind. Only to promptly disappear as I parked my car. Sigh. As I played with my pictures, other words came to mind so. Well. This is what you get!
Where do these steps go?
In the middle of no where
How can I resist?
Do I see a light?
This is an invitation
I cannot resist
More steps up ahead
A neverending journey
Makes life worth living
A Dalectable Life 
I like your ‘almost midnight muses’ …
This is good stuff, Dale!
Now it is night-night for me and I hope some steps into good dreams for you!
XO
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Aw shucks! Thank you, Na’ama!
So glad you liked.
Same for me (night-night, that is). It is my “Friday” night as it’s my weekend, starting tomorrow! Woot!
xoxo
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Yay to your weekend! Mine was ‘supposed’ to start today for this week, but then a friend’s nanny woke up sick … so I’ll be ‘auntie-Na’ama to the rescue’ and get to run around with a toddler instead. Not such a bad deal, though be prepared for me body to speak up about it tomorrow … 😉
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No kidding! Auntie Nanny Na’ama!
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🙂 Stay tuned … 😉
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Keep me posted 😉
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🙂
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Oh, I like your steps, Dale. And the last minute added words … inspired. Midnight suits you, methinks 🙂
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Aww thank you, Crispina! I was searching for another set of steps but then must be on my external drive – somewhere. Was quite pleased when I found these.
So very glad you liked. (Midnight after work, to boot!)
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Some folks are midnight owls.
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Yep.
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The photos really make a great sequence, and your words follow. And you are right that life is a never-ending journey–might as well walk up those steps. . . 🙂
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Thank you, Merril. I love when things come together.
Definitely must walk up those steps! 🙂
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Go for it! 🙂
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Always!
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Dear Dale,
Nice when the muse visits at midnight. Love the steps you took in writing your haiku verses. Lovely and very Dale. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Nice when the muse visits. Period!
Glad you enjoyed my very Dale steps. 😉
Shalom and Lotsa love,
Dale
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Ah. Steps that have been, and no longer lead to what once was. Or do they………? Nice visual there.
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Thank you, Jan. So glad you enjoyed!
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Q,
This is the journey every writer must undertake. Stepping into unfamiliar territory in order to gain that muster. No looking back, only forward. Steps are just that, looking forward. Which makes them a gift.
I love how you spliced it, because this adds a brilliant effect to the steps of a journey. It’s step by step, forward, discovery.
Brava!
B
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B,
I love that analogy. Stepping into unfamiliar territory is how we do move forward and upward, ever learning, ever growing.
So glad you like how I went about it. Sometimes it just happens, To think I had downloaded two or three of my pictures, played with them to more match Crispina’s while keeping their own look. planning to just plonk ’em down…
Grazie!
Q
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Can’t do it any other way, indeed.
And those are the best results, usually. When it just happens. Over thinking leads to too much tinkering if you let it. Just go, step and yes, plonk.
De Niro!
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Nope. I totes agree.
Yes! I have totally buggered up something by trying to “fix” it. Sometimes you just have to declare it finished and then go.
🙂
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That’s the only way. Creativity ain’t about fixing something, it’s about letting it be what it is. The former is the ego talking, the latter is the artist doing.
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Yes. Methinks you are quite right. Gotta push that ego aside to let the artist out.
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The artist/writer/creator is sort of like the driver of a natural born force. Sometimes they have to do a lot of steering and sometimes the force just tells them where to drive.
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Well put. I never felt driven to do something and yet, I realise I am often compelled to so…
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It kind of sweeps you up, don’t you think?
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It does. And amazes me because, frankly, I didn’t think I had it in me.
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Of course you do. 🙂
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Apparently 😉
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Mmm Hmm 😉
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It’s thanks to the likes of you that I can actually go there.
😘
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I’m simply a cheering section. You’re the lovely captain. 😘
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Let’s just call ourselves the Mutual Admiration Society M.A.S., no wait, the Mutual Admiration Brotherhood M.A.B. No, wait, that’s sexist. the Mutual Admiration Cooperative M.A.C.
There must be something better you can come up with?
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Yes, let’s not be anything with an -ist attached to it. As difficult as it may be to achieve these days, I believe in us.
The M.A.C it is!
Or what about the Benevolent Initiative of Guys and Gals- in concert with- the Mutual Admiration Cooperative.
BIGG MAC. No periods since it would take forever to write out. Is that sexist?
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Let’s not. I believe in us, too.
Yes! Fuck the periods and I knew you would come through!
MWAH!!
😘😘
BIGG MAC it is!
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Boooyahhh!!!
MUAH!!
😘😘
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Woot! Woot!
😘😘
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😘😘
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You nailed this! I want to go see where all those stairways lead. And that is what life’s about, after all. Our sense of curiosity keeps us moving forward.
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Why thank you, Eilene!
Absolutely, me too. And yes, except for those who are stuck or afraid to live.
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Sad for them. 😔
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Too true
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I liked the idea of adding photo’s to the photo to tell a story. Very creative, Dale.
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Thank you very much, John! Glad it worked.
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Glad you stuck with it! I’ve been horrible about checking WordPress lately (pesky thing, having to work for a living:)), but have missed your posts!
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Awww… How sweet are you? Normally when you like one of my posts, I look in my emails coz there is usually one of yours 😉 I’m waiting…
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Oh, worth living indeed! Beautiful steps, Dale and a lovely journey! xoxo
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Thank you, Marina. Glad you came along on my journey! xoxo
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Great photos, Dale. I can imagine how they invited your words.
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Thank you, Ina. To think I was just looking for responding photos.
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So zen and tranquil, from the image to the prose. Well done!
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Thank you, dear Monika!
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Beautiful Dale 🙂 Thank you for sharing. 🌼
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Thank you, Jen!
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You’re welcome! 😊
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The poem has a lovely sense of adventure Dale and that last picture with the light is gorgeous.
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Thank you so much, Andrea!
I love that I manged to come up with a few haiku 😉
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Well, it Thundered out fabulously!!!!!
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Why thank you!
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