Poetic Shutterbug

I am extremely excited to announce that my new poetry book titled Quietude is available at:  https://www.createspace.com/6903990   Here is a brief synopsis: Experience a poetic journey through life and love from the city by the bay to the streets of Hong Kong and back. Quietude speaks to cultural diversity with a focus on peace and tranquility. The connection between music and nature provides a melodic read through this collection of poetry. You will gain insight into different cultures and traditions and explore each moment through the eyes of a poet who treads softly upon this earth with a serene heart and peaceful mind.    Quietude    quiet envelops the trees  leaves speak foreign tongues  ancient manuscript    Poetry is the song your spirit writes.

reflection of grace a water pond masterpiece as she glides, with ease blue and green ripples mirror aquatic light shows disco water dance barren wintry limbs surf the azure blue lakeside endless water dance water symmetry pirouettes a reflection narcissistic hues the sand dollar rests upon the shore seaside sands of time Fog Horns setting sun bids farewell beyond the horizon daylight fades as dusk lurks below sea level my thoughts drowned by fog horns. As I walk through the mist and fog gazing upon dew  drenched leaves I see floral creation  masterpieces. Flowers created by the universe etched in floral bouquets with vibrant hues coloring fog imbued landscape. A museum of art treasures unlike any other venue as displayed by the...

Source: Photo taken at Metson Lake in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco stealing a kiss beak to beak two so in love

they dance through Summer as soft as butterfly wings the purple iris I am participating in Floral Friday Foto Visit My Camellia Post on Bubblews

tranquil reflections rest upon the lily pond mirror to the soul

page by page petals unfold poems in full bloom

buttercup petals sun kissed in mellow yellow a sunrise debut Click the above widget for more Mellow Yellow fun.

I have had many requests to bring my ezine back to life. The thought of creating a brand new site or blog gave me hives :D. I just don't have the time. However, creating a new page on this blog was easy and alot less time consuming. So, I give you Poetic Shutterbug Ezine and ask that any of you writers who wish to share your poetry/haiku with us, please do so. Just visit: http://poeticshutterbug.blogspot.com/p/poetic-shutterbug-ezine.html and follow the guidelines. The ezine page will be promoted as actively as my blog. Your poetry will appear at the top of the page as it is posted. And, you can include your own blog or website link. I don't know how to make separate posts on the new page and I don't know if it can even be done. If anyone knows, please let me know. So, the post will be continuous. Any questions, post them here or email me. Thanks and have fun.

I lose myself in your natural beauty garden maze

Drumstick Heath - Epacris breviflora impressionist bells glowing on a dark canvas

atop mountain peaks she slumbers snowflake dreams

and the leaves sway upon earthly delights Swan Lake

orange burst exposes fruit sipping a Mai Tai From my latest book Petals Unfold

stems give birth quintuplets in full bloom From my latest book - Petals Unfold

shying away blowing petal kisses carried by the wind From my new photography & haiku book, Petals Unfold. Click the widget for more details

Spring flowers paint my garden with blossoms From my latest photography and haiku book - Petals Unfold A portion of the sales from each book will be donated to the San Francisco Botanical Gardens.

https://www.createspace.com/3458081 Just released, this new book is a collection of some of my macro photography accompanied by Western and traditional style Haiku and Senryu . This particular book has been a labor of love because it incorporates my photography and writing and was inspired and is dedicated to the SF Botanical Gardens where all the photos were taken. I've wanted to do something like this for a while but could not until I got my new camera. Now, a dream come true. It is available through CreateSpace which is a division of Amazon.com and will actually be on Amazon in about a week. You can find out more about the book by clicking the CreateSpace link above. Below is an example of what you will find in the book. If you have any questions please contact me by leaving a comment or emailing me at joanneolivieri@sbcglobal.net Spring flowers paint my garden with blossoms Here is a link to my website page with my current book publications http://sites.google.com/si...

midday moon whisper sweet dreams dusk until dawn