Poetry by: Elizabeth GrochanPhotography By: Christina Taylor

Broken Shutter Photography

Musings about life and the nature that surrounds it

Nature of Life

How did I end up here? Sinking into the wet sandOnce a part of a whole A protective layer to withstand 

Only a small piece Floating through the sea Deposited by tides and waves Washing up on shore empty  Laying here beyond the foam I thought my purpose was through What else could be left for me But then I was found by you

Persona Poem

Sitting on the Sand

Gazing into the unknown

Contemplating life Senryu Poem

What is the opposite of an ending?

How about a new beginning?

The time to start anew

Where you can choose to be you

Setting out on a new Journey

Where you can choose to be happy

Set out on your pathway

And Embark on your new TodayOpposite Poem

I wonder what untold stories you hold Lives that have been changed within your thresholdLovers who sat embraced in your presence Children accompanied by their parentsSecrets shared in confidence People asking for forgiveness Tears shed in pain or sorrow Worried what will come of tomorrowHappiness and joy without a care Smiles and laughter that rings in the airI wonder what untold stories are left to unfold Right there within your threshold

Couplet

The ties that bind us

In our relationships

Always Intertwined

Senryu Poem

Aquatic wonderBlossoming new lifePurity in its dainty beauty Poised on top of calming water Aquatic wonderSurrounding each petaled treasureSturdy Green Thrones Poised on top of calming water Aquatic wonderNeither can exist without the otherBeauty and strength working togetherPoised on top of calming water

Quatrain Poem

Fall comes to a closeLike the Intervals of

lifeWinter now begins

Haiku Poem

L istlessly Lingering

O nce an Overlay of Color

N ow a Singular Reminder--

E nd of Autumn Days

L ight Growing Shorter

Y earnings for Warmer Times 

L ast Image of Life

E ntering into Winter Season

A nother Year Ends

F orging into a New BeginningAcrostic Poem

The Bridges in Life

Connecting Relationships

Forging Paths to Love

Senryu Poem

Standing at the edge of tomorrowToday follow your dreams

 The past, a reflection, an echo

Standing at the edge of tomorrowThe future can be scary I know

But let your heart lead and you follow 

Standing at the edge of tomorrowToday follow your dreams

Triolet Poem

Love is a Mosaic Rose Filled with pleasure and sorrow

Thorns pricking those in its clutch Pain can spring with a simple touch

Majestic blooming their only duty Petals shine in silent beauty

Each layer so soft and pretty Within each fold there is a story

Many wonder if the pleasure outweighs the pain

I say love is the only worthy campaign

Couplet

Life!Oh Beautiful Life!Full of the memories we cherishHappiness, sadness, confusion and hope Life!Oh Wondrous Life!Full of relationships we treasurePeople we shared a short time withAnd People we will share a lifetime with Life!Oh Enchanting Life!Full of moments to be rememberedThe Challenges we faceThe Changes we makeThe Journeys we take Life!Oh Beautiful LifeFor the Wonderer and the Imaginer For the Dreamer and the BelieverLife! Live it to its fullest! Ode Poem

Special Thanks to Christina Scott

Taylor of Broken Shutter

Photography.

Christina is a recent graduate

from Carteret Community College

with a degree in Photographic Technology.

It is through her talent and passion for photography that I was able to find inspiration in the nature that surrounds us.