Let your heart be a portal for the songs of the universe.

Monday, December 9, 2013

Fleeting Pulchritude

At first light the Llano Estacado prairie flaunts the crystalline aftermath of an overnight freezing fog--amazing albeit ephemeral beauty. The exquisite artistry of frost and light inspires poetry.

Nocturnal hosts of rimy minions spill
Their icy breath ‘cross age-old plain,
Scribe ethereal poetry upon the realm,
Fleeting artistry to herald winter’s reign.

© Ilija Lukić 2013



Country Road
(ulmus pumila aka Siberian Elm thicket)

Cactus On Ice
(Big Pad Prickly Pear Cactus)

Gnarly Siberian
(ulmus pumila aka Siberian Elm)

Sunny Respite
(Cooper)

Frosty Soliloquy
(yucca campestris aka Plains Yucca and Siberian Elm on the Llano Estacado)

Soft Pricklies
(cylindropuntia imbricata aka Cane Cholla)

Breath Of Winter
(ulmus pumila aka Siberian Elm)

Fleeting Pulchritude
(ulmus pumila aka Siberian Elm)

Scouting Sawtooth Daisy Loop
(Cooper)

Frosted Sunflower
(helianthus annuus aka Annual Sunflower)

Lost In Ice
(ulmus pumila aka Siberian Elm)

Thorny Cuddle Buddy
(cylindropuntia imbricata aka Cane Cholla)

Winter Cottontop
(digitaris californica aka Arizona Cottontop)

Frozen Tundra
(Cooper)

Frigid Enclave
(ulmus pumila aka Siberian Elm)

Sawtooth Daisy Loop

Crystal Palace
(cylindropuntia imbricata aka Cane Cholla)

Grassland Trail
(shortgrass prairie on the Llano Estacado near Clovis, New Mexico)

Winter Melody

Llano Winter Morning


Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Starry Night

Blustery west winds whirl
Among remnants of autumn
Quivering on pear boughs,
While starlight whispers
Eternal songs of the universe,
Giving wing to heart and soul.

© Ilija Lukić 2013


Starry Night
Clovis, New Mexico USA