Clumpy to Clear: A Poetry Friday Post About Clouds
For close to two years now I have been watching clouds with concern. In July of 2017, I started a post that went like this, ” I said it again…
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Poetry Friday: Morning Encounters and Unread Posts
A Morning Encounter A sliver, A slice, A smile. All these I saw in the early morning light, just before dawn through the branches of our maple tree. It caught…
Poetry Friday: Ode to a Plant and Haiku
An Ode to Milkweed Milkweed growing oh so strong, welcoming Monarchs with your fragrant song! Leaves so tasty, green and bright, filling caterpillars with certain delight! Life will grow on…
Poetry Friday: Joys of Christmas Cookies
The Joy of Christmas Cookies Purple Mittens, Green Trees, Sparkling White Stars, Blue Snowflakes, The Sweetness of sugar and Anise extract adding a layer of licorice to the mix. Finding…
Poetry Friday: Mournful Mood
A mournful mood hovers over me this morning like a dense fog, thick and oppressive. Thoughts of what could have been, what should have been, what might have been, replace…
Poetry Friday: Oceans of Trash
A Bottle Cap Plastic Bags Straws A Cup with Iced Coffee Air Fillers for Packing Boxes Forks, Knives, Spoons, Plates Take out containers Saran Wrap All Plastic. Discarded, Floating, Moving…
A Poem: Autumnal Orange
Not unlike Frederick the Mouse from the old Leo Lionni story (1967), I feel like I need to gather color in my mind for the long winter days ahead. Below…
Poetry Friday: Gray September Sleepiness
Curled up on the couch with a favorite book in hand, covered by a cozy, warm, soft blanket in the drabbest green you ever saw, sleepiness invades my morning. Outside…
