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Glistening droplets
Shine atop a fuzzy leaf
Fleeting reflections
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(A Haiku)
Tag: garden
October 30
Clematis
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A Fibonacci spiral of seed heads
A stalled hurricane of potential
Waiting for a breezy boost to soil beds
Patience and timing are essential
For creating purple flowers widespread
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September 28
Paper Wasp on Goldenrod
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It’s always a surprise to see
Not sure why I’m surprised to see
Wasps fly from flower to flower
– – – – – I am not scared
Is it the lack of hair that scares?
Slick pollinators causing dread
It’s always a surprise, you see
– – – – – I am not scared
Simply observe, no one gets stung
Evil’s in the beholder’s eye
Marvel at nature’s keen brilliance
– – – – – I am not scared
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(A Baccresieze Poem)
July 22
Purple Beans
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The purple beans are ready for harvest
From long vines upon the tired old fence
Of course there’s inspection with a taste test
Please believe the fresh-picked flavor is intense
Have to be sure not to eat the whole lot
Before I can get them into the pot.
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(An English Sestet Poem)
June 3
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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May 22
Rhubarb
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I don’t know why but I grew it
To figure out now what to do
Bake, roast, mash, sauté, or stew it
To peel or leave as it grew.
So sour to taste when I chew it
These plants – don’t need more than a few
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Rough green leaves grow to large sizes
Ruby red stalks are the best part
The flavor really surprises
Add sugar to make it less tart
Sweeten when the chance arises
Not eating the leaves is so smart
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Don’t know if it’s veggie or fruit
All depends on how it’s applied
You ingest neither leaves nor root
Normally you don’t see it fried
To grow is an easy pursuit
To use you may be stupefied
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I’m thrilled in my garden it grows
Each spring I choose to display it
In sauces and in pies it goes
Season’s end – how to delay it?
The people who enjoy it know
Craving – be sure to obey it.
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(An Inverted Refrain Poem)
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