Birds on a sill

On a Roman street

Cathedral Rainbow

Doggone cute

On their backs

on their backs

they die for the cause
but so soon forgotten
their names
their faces
their lives
existing only in the memories of their own
their bones the bricks
their blood the mortar
foundation of a reformed nation
in a corner of the world
most of their countrymen will never see
they died for a cause
they wished to serve their country
but they gave their lives
for strangers half way round the world
not knowing why or what for or what of
or how
their ultimate contribution
would be worn
proudly as gold-threaded robes
or as scraps on the backs of beggars

Photo and words, Copyright (C) 2008, Robin Kurtz

The Road Less Traveled

The Search

Are there any answers
I think not
One man’s God is another man’s rot
We search and search
from tender youth
To find what we consider truth
But even if we’re open minded
How shall we know when we find it
For everything learned limits our thought
And who’s to say what’s to be taught

Perhaps the best searchers are children and fools
They have yet to be jaded
By knowing the rules

Photo and words, Copyright (C) 1983, Robin Kurtz

Published in "Introspects"

Forked tree

Waiting on a fish

Sunset through the blossoms

Sea Grass

Snowy Tree

Pantheon Ceiling

Ceiling

Night Sky over Rome

Storefront

Roman Shopping Day

Vatican Stairs

Capital Blossoms

Moss-lined road

Entrance to Boone Hall Plantation, Mount Pleasant, SC

Stone Mountain Chapel

Where Molly and Jason wed in 2005

Christmas cheer

Morman Temple, Kensington, MD

Sea Grass

On the shore of Assawoman Bay, Ocean City, MD

Tampa Shoreline

Near Tampa Bay, FL

Flowers on a pond

Brookgreen Gardens, Pawley's Island, SC.

Barn at sunset

Comus, MD about 30 miles outside Washington, DC

Arlington

My father planted the tree when his father was buried here. My dad was 8 at the time. He recently celebrated his 81st birtday.

Postcard Perfect

Naples, FL

through the branches

Looking up through the blossoms

Cherry Blossom Festival 2006

Another place to sit

Reflections of blue and green

Brookgreen Gardens, Myrtle Beach, SC

Have a Seat

Rehobeth Beach Boardwalk

Sunrise over the Atlantic

The east side of Ocean City, MD

Reflections

Sunset over Northside Park, Ocean City, MD

Gotham in Glass

Skyscrapers adjacent to Rockafeller Center, NY

Southern Grace

Brookgreen Gardens, Pawley's Island, SC

At the table

Can you guess where I found this table?

Secluded retreat

In Dad's yard, Myrtle Beach, SC

Room with a view

John's Pass, FL

Out for a walk

Location, location, location

Barefoot Landing, Myrtle Beach, SC

A House for the Birds

Downtown Conway, SC

Through His Eyes

Caught gazing out into the courtyard at Atalaya.

Sunset over Naples

yesterday no more

Conwy, SC