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the mountain path lined with wildflowers climbing elevations to reach the summit the surrounding vegetation thins out spreading rebellion to absorb the power of the sun © 2020 Jason A. Muckley via Rebellion #Poetry #FunInTheSun — Poems for Warriors

What do you think of this little doodle I made? It started out without much forethought and a colorful design. These are my favorite types of doodles. What are you working on? – Jason via Exotic Bird #Art #Journey — Poems for Warriors

weekend at the lake taking the canoe out on the serene waters glistening under the brilliant sun the calming ambiance of bird songs melts away the week’s tension © 2020 Jason A. Muckley via Long Weekend #Journey #Poetry #FunInTheSun — Poems for Warriors

looking out on the world below the morning of every house coming to life waking to the sun’s invitation to a new day to a new destiny each new day filled with endless potential © 2020 Jason A. Muckley via Morning #Inspiration #Journey #FunInTheSun — Poems for Warriors

I don’t know if it’s because I just finished reading Madeline Miller’s “Circe” or something else, but I seem to be on a Greek mythology kick right now. Ethan and Joel Coen’s epic comedy, “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” based on Homer’s epic poem, “The Odyssey” is a classic. The movie first came out on […]… Continue reading O Brother, Where Art Thou? #MovieReview #Inspiration — Poems for Warriors

Can it always be this fun? It doesn’t all have to be a honeymoon Happiness is not a perpetual state But when things are hard Can we run towards one another? Rather than away Talk things out when we disagree Work through the hurt and pain Instead of hiding it inside And when we need […]… Continue reading Fun in Love #Poetry #Love #FunInTheSun — Poems for Warriors

“Our lives begin to end the day that we become silent about things that matter.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. These are very troubling times. We are in the midst of a global, deadly pandemic. Peaceful protests over the horrifying death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, have devolved into senseless riots all over the […]… Continue reading Our Lives Begin to End the Day We Become Silent about Things that Matter #Inspiration #MLK — Poems for Warriors

the tide receding as the sun withdraws the afternoon light wanesbeneath the atmospheric glow blue green foam laps softly ashore the cool calm day drifts into evening © 2020 Jason A. Muckley via Fade to Night #Nature #Poetry #FunInTheSun — Poems for Warriors

sitting in the window seat looking out upon the world disconnected from them the people moving about running to a meeting uptown trying to hail a taxi walking home after a long shift sitting here in this window seat the story of lives in motion disconnected from the world below © 2020 Jason A. Muckley via… Continue reading Window Seat #Poetry #FunInTheSun — Poems for Warriors

“The cure for loneliness is solitude.” -Marianne Moore, The Complete Prose of Marianne Moore This quote by Marianne Moore, an American poet born in 1887, and died in 1972. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for her book of poetry, “Collected Poems” in 1952. I love this quote because something I have found over […]… Continue reading The Cure for Loneliness is Solitude #MarianneMoore #Inspiration #Journey — Poems for Warriors