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Sky blue and sapphire, sharp angles and points
These annual flowers never disappoint
Amidst a sea of ferny feathery leaves
Soft delicate look definitely deceives
Angled flowers fade, curvy seed heads appear
Purple striped sage green pods house seeds of next year
Love-in-a-mist some say it grows like a weed
Returning year after year from those small seeds
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(A Mathnawi Poem)
Susurrus
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I learned a new word
From author Annie Dillard
Describing the sound
Of my favorite place to be
Where boulders and water meet.
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(A Waka Poem)
(A Tanka Poem)
Inspired by reading Annie Dillard‘s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. This is just one of the many words I had to look up while reading this book.
In the Garden
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Peony
Bumblebee
Chickadee
Honeybee
Tree debris
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Lima bean
Nectarine
Evergreen
Celandine
Hands not clean
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Puddle Jumper
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Pulling these on for the most soggy of days
Dry socks, warm feet
Jumping into the center of puddles
Up down, repeat
Joy and laughter from a grown up person
Rain drop athlete
I will never begrudge a rainy day
As long as I can get outside and play.
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(A Cavatina Poem)
He Loves Me He Loves Me Not
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He loves me, he loves me not he
Loves me, the white petals tell me
As they drift slowly to the ground
Falling to earth without a sound
Scattered all around, telling me our loves agree
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No answer from the yellow core
The flower is useful no more
Have I wasted all its glory
Confirming my own love story
No longer in the garden for bees to adore?
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(A Florette #2 Poem)
Next Generation
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Four eggs so small
Soon more birdcall
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(A For-Get-Me-Not Poem)
Forget-Me-Nots
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Forget-Me-Nots
Delicate confetti
Covering green carpet in dots
Cheerful flowers
Bright spots.
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(A Pentastich Poem)
Home Sweet Home
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Carolina wrens made a nest
Decided a tin can is best
To raise their brood
Now a bird house, not a tool shed
A place for songbirds to rest their heads
I provide food
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Nest made of needles, leaves and moss
Tucked in next to the semi-gloss
Speckled eggs rest
Building’s been there less than a year
And these birds made it very clear
This shed is best.
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(A Rime Couee Poem)
Happily Never After
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Reflecting on the dreams of many years ago
When we were young and still evolving
Love was uncomplicated, life was slow
Around ourselves the world was revolving
As we grew our relationship was dissolving
I know who I am now, what I treasure
And having this new life is a pleasure.
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(A Rime Royal)
Trifolium pratense
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Improves the soil wherever it grows
Why call it a weed, I’ll never know
Lots of food for pollinating bees
Rabbits find it a delicacy
It is Vermont’s state flower
And known for its healing power
Great for butterflies, red clover.
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(A Septet Poem)
A Picture and a Poem 