Rose-colored skies court farewell reveries.
Along with musing about bygone year,
They rid heart of shadows that cloud memories
Of the good that abounds in earthly sphere.
© Ilija Lukić 2022
When life hits doldrums,
Hitch a ride on winds of change.
Kiss tried and true goodbye.
© Ilija Lukić 2022
Warm summer glow dims in mind’s eye.
Jack Frost cheers…all systems are go
For Saint Nick’s sleigh ride across snow
With reindeer predisposed to fly.
© Ilija Lukić 2022
Courtly shadows lengthen across meadow.
Time slows briefly, grants needful introspection,
Helps deal life’s fuss and bother mortal blow
With shadows—envoys of divine perfection.
© Ilija Lukić 2022
Bar none, mousekins big and small,
With bright natures one and all,
Fear not chill winds, snow and ice
‘Cause Santa’s extra nice to mice.
© Ilija Lukić 2022
In fifth grade our art teacher takes his protégés into nearby palace gardens and asks us to capture the essence of trees with pencil on paper drawings. Over the years my charcoal, pencil and ink renditions of trees, as well as monochrome photography, invariably make use of the artistic vision given life in those formative moments...through my perceived essence of trees...as mystical conduits between the temporal and divine.
© Ilija Lukić 2022
With the winter solstice a fortnight away, autumn foliage at the Seaforth Promontory on Jordan Lake, North Carolina continues to defy rain, wind, fog and overnight lows below the freezing mark.
© Ilija Lukić 2022
Another welcome rainy day comes to a close in the pleasant fullness of late afternoon sunshine. In quiet celebration, waterlogged woodlands roll out vivid leaf litter carpets and defiantly colorful albeit sparse foliage along sodden trails for those adventuresome human hearts in search of serenity...je faire ses adieux à novembre.
© Ilija Lukić 2022
