Christmas Eve 2011

I could pour my heart out
on this Christmas Eve
to the silence that surrounds
such a peaceful night
the way Dreaming Tree flows
from glass to mouth
and lips part
words weep
while memories dance around and around
like the twinkling of lights
that circle ornaments from the past
tales are told and stories will unfold
your photograph sits by my bedside
the tender moments never fade
and emptiness can rest at ease
as the minutes reliably tick by
days turning to years end
...beginnings will surely find tomorrow

JY love forever and always TY

© 2011 Trilby Yates

Shades Of Grey ~ November 27, 2011

Shades Of Grey

There is a sound that comes my way
Blowing by from day to day
When love begins to dance and sway
Let me shine and let me play
I’m swirling in shades of grey
Open heart and sail away
We both know you can’t stay
Bended knee and hands to pray
Stolen words with more to say
Let me shine and let me play
I’m dancing in shades of grey...

Beach Walk ~ November 26, 2011

Birds Of A Feather ~ Southport, CT 11.26.11

© 2011 Trilby Yates

November Chill ~ 2011

Mind Bending

“Darlin you have the voice of an angel…”
eyes twinkle with starlight and words so smooth,
so very smooth
they cause pause and reflection
that only the holy
and anointed
dare stare without hesitation
and in a divine moment,
a split second,
a NY minute counted backwards is short changed,
slipped his hand into mine
stole a single thread of golden light
that circled around my naiveté
angel wings plucked
from high above
leaving minuscule reflections
of tiny glistening pieces –

...no regret.

photo by Ari Mygatt 2011

photo by Ari Mygatt 2011

© 2011 Trilby Yates - all photographs taken by TYates unless otherwise noted.

Cali Redhead And Witch Fest...

We flew to California to celebrate life with our sister witch. Emotions were mixed as we partied like there was no tomorrow, knowing there may not be. Hugs and kisses, tears were kept at bay - we pray the next medical plan keeps our littlest witch with us for a very long long time!

No time for tears Glinda, we will smile and laugh - share a bottle of wine, a bit of this and that. Music, walks on the beach, good food, good friends - old and new...bluebird skies mentality in Laguna Beach, CA.

Gerard T Yates Photographs ~

Wedding Day ~ October 1, 2011

Wedding Musician ~ Paris

The Wedding Party ~ Stamford CT ~ 10.1.11

Wedding Vows (Tamara, Ari, Rebecca & Andrew)

Rebecca and Andrew ~ Wedding Vows

"I DO..."

First Kiss

Married ~ Rebecca and Andrew Matheson

Siblings ~ Ari, Rebecca and Paris

Mother and Daughters ~ Trilby, Rebecca and Ari

New Family

Bride and Groom Baby Photograph Tree

First Dance

Back of Wedding Dress!

Jenny Rebecca ~ Daughter 9.30.11

I will spend today and overnight with my daughter...I will look at her and see my 1st baby - recall all the sweet memories of the first time I saw her - she took my breath away. Tomorrow I will look at her and see a bride and again she will take my breath away. Already tears of joy and happiness!

Trilby and Baby Rebecca ~ 1977

Rebecca ~ Easter 1980?

Rebecca ~ Music Room 

Rebecca ~ 1st prize photo contest (photo by Trilby Yates)

Rebecca ~ Europe 2011

Fall 2011

Steadfast and True

5 AM light flashes

cell phone buzz

just a reminder

there is a new day

a’ dawning

steadfast and true

and I can admit

there have been times

when the thought

was like the sound

of fingernails

to a chalkboard

dread shoots

between a fine line

up or down

depending on which way

the adrenaline flows

and just when I’m comfortable

in my own skin again

the calendar turns

the page and

staring me square

is another anniversary

of this or that

whatever keeps the heart

cemented in the past

and though I struggle

to set myself free

there is a warped

sense of comfort

in the familiar

the known

the well worn shirt

you left behind

wrapped around me

arms of yesterday

or knowing each riff

beat and break

like a deep breath

to a favorite love song

12 bars of sheer delight

steadfast and true

here in the calm

a slight haze

of sunlight

not completely

shinning through

hot cup of java

with a touch of honey

like a bee sting to my heart

I wonder if Jesus

would have jumped the track

to take back his last trip

to the garden

shifting fate to sheer coincidence

and while skipping stones

at your grave

bides the time

it’s not quite the same

spinning yarns

like spinning a tale

a web of better times

and poetic promise

stead fast and true…

© 2011 Trilby

Pre and Post Photos of Hurricane Irene 2011

Generation Three

Calm Before The Storm

Ignorance Is Bliss

Reflection

Shades Of Grey

Erosion

Support

Evacuated

Post Relief

Bodega Delights

All photos taken by Trilby Yates - Hurricane Irene 2011

© 2011 Trilby Yates