Chiaroscuro (Dark to Light) — In the dark of predawn I wander lonely roads no glare to interrupt my thoughts only waking birds and as the glow appears red on the horizon I wander slowly home to start the day

17 syllables — seeming alone in the light-blind sky orange star fellow traveler Dana Sanford-2020 — — — — — - For Paper Poetry Poemorama Paper Poetry’s panorama of poetry promptsmedium.com

The idle (ideal?) day — The idle (ideal?) day up early walk the dog get in touch with nature and life write the words that come to mind the world can wait till later ~ Dana Sanford, 2022 — For Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) and TBiN 🌟 What Does Your Ideal Day Look Like? Sunny Side Updates with TBIN || W77medium.com

Winter trees — winter trees in spring praise the sky this old monk still worries weathers changes ~ Dana Sanford — — — - Inspired by Let’s Walk In the Steps of a Person Living Under Vows to See the World in a Unique View Before that, let’s applaud for the beautiful submissions that celebrated World Poetry Daymedium.com and Carolyn Hastings Blue Willow Steadfast monkmedium.com

A morning moment — sounds of the city crows sirens the chuck-chuck of quail across the parking lot a waning crescent moon crosses the sky it’s my birthday Dana Sanford 2022 — — For Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) and The Brain is a Noodle A place for all things bite-sized! A collection of poetry and shortform pieces! 🧠🍜 We have daily poetry prompts…medium.com

Answering the call of adventure — Poetry is how I chronicle my life. Pieces of a soul's meanderings in the wilderness. Life and death matter little when standing on the razor’s edge. The edge of a word a desolate canyon of the unknown. no maps no GPS only awareness and intuition. I send back snapshots of a…

Sand and Storm — like an ancient river the dust storms leave ripples in sand and sky ~Dana Sanford — — — — For : A Storm Is About to Come on a Sandy Plateau Here comes the Week 7 poetry promptmedium.com and Carolyn Hastings A Grain of Sand A micropoemmedium.com

Born(e) for this — in the storm and dust looking for a horizon I would stand in line for this ~Dana Sanford I’ve recently become addicted to Mobys’ “Extreme Ways” from the Jason Borne movies. Maybe it’s just the way my life seems right now, but that’s life. Inspired by Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) 🌟 Write Something In Response To A Song That Has Touched Your Heart Sunny Side Updates with TBIN || Week 73!medium.com