1st Day of Spring
Cornelian Cherry
In three square feet of sidewalk
Riotous blooms unnoticed
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While across the street
Humans jostle position
Focused on free water ice.
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Tag: spring
November 17
Autumn Snowfall
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An autumn snowstorm has all the allure
Burgundy and golden leaves fall
With the unique snowflakes
A surprising
Artwork
Berserk
Mesmerizing
Looks like nature’s mistake
Colors mixed with no color at all
A collection of all nature’s grandeur
Consistently proving she’s not a bore
She just can’t help but to enthrall
Puts all the time she takes
Slowly devising
Field work
Fireworks
Emphasizing
The seasonal outbreaks
Bright sun, fall leaves, gray rains, snow squalls
An autumn snowstorm has all the allure.
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June 13
Anticipation
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Just a little clue
On display by you
To see
A glimpse of the hue
Reveals color true
Maybe
Magnitude preview
Wondering who you
Will be
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(A Bergerette Poem)
June 12
Forbidden Dance
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Quaker
Ladies dancing
To the beat of the breeze
Stopping only when the music does
Ready
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(A Crapsey Cinquain)
May 31
Next Generation
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Four eggs so small
Soon more birdcall
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(A For-Get-Me-Not Poem)
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)
May 10
Spring Daze
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The dogwood blooms in early May
Old leaves decay
Soft bees take flight
There’s more sunlight
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New spring is dressed in subtle hues
Soft pinks, pale blues
Enhancing fast
As months go past
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With rapid speed the colors shift
The change is swift
From pale to bright
With growing light.
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(A Minute Poem)
April 28
Don’t Judge
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Is that purple violet a weed?
No, Indeed!
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Is the dandelion a pest?
Surely you jest!
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What do I see in these beauties?
Precious cuties!
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Let’s stop being so plant snooty
Stop judging every small flower
Without knowing its great power
No indeed, surely you jest! Precious cuties!
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(An Ovillejo Poem)
April 24
The Katsura Tree
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Heart shaped leaves of my favorite tree
Tinged with red, newly appear
Destined to be fall debris
Dusting the ground in yellow cheer
Graces our noses with scent of sugar cookie
Scintillating throughout the year.
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(A Harrisham Rhyme)
April 22
Happy Hens on a Warm Spring Day
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My hens
Dry dust bathing
Dirt cleanse
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Slow race
Each warm day to
Same place
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Sun bath
Happy chickens
Near path
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(A Musette Poem)
A Picture and a Poem 