yellow dots of bees
broken clouds, sewn with sun
wildflower-blue field
Copyright 2017 Brenda Davis Harsham
Notes: The last blooms of summer smell the sweetest. The bees move slowly, as if summer-drunk. Happy Poetry Friday! Thanks to Michelle Barnes for hosting at Today’s Little Ditty. Recently, she featured an abecedarian poem of mine, Annabeth Bakes Cupcakes, on her site. It was inspired by the challenge in her Spotlight on Carole Boston Weatherford. Here is an excerpt:
ANNABETH BAKES CUPCAKES
an Abecedarian Badinage
Annabeth bakes cupcakes
and decorates energetically
with full, generous handfuls of
ivory irises and jasmine jimmies,
knee-deep in kernels of
lemon lusciousness and
mouth-watering nuggets
of orange-spiced peppermint,
in her queenly realm, both
sanctum and treasure trove,
until, unceremoniously,
she vanishes with…
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You can read the rest by clicking here. Thanks for featuring my poem, Michelle.
Have a magical day!
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Thanks for stopping by.
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Thank you for your fabulous Abcdarian poem. It is a gem.
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Thanks, Susan. I love your photos.
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I did go over and read the rest! Luv it, and especially the ending! Lots of fun. I tried to comment over there, but it wasn’t working. I just kept going in circles. I tried to comment on Blogger a couple of years ago, and had the same experience.
Anyway, I never heard of this alphabet genre before. You did amazing!!!
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Thanks, Resa. I can only comment on Blogger if I’m logged in to Google +, but if you ask me how to do it, no idea. My computer remembers these settings for me. It’s always hard to go outside WP. I never get notified of any replies. Sometimes I go back and check, but hardly any of them answer my comments. So I give up. I like WP. Have a great weekend ahead!
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This is amazing!!!! Well done– can’t wait to leisurely peruse your other posts 😁
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Thank you. You are always welcome.
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Somehow the phrase “wildflower-blue field” takes me back to my childhood wandering in our fields…
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Lovely image to add. Now I see you as a child. 🙂
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You have such a lovely way to see the world and share it with your words.
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Thanks, Toni.
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Brilliant postings! 🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀
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Thank you! I always like flowers.
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
BLUE–TO MAKE US ANYTHING BUT BLUE!
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Exactly. You always get the joke. I like that about you.
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Smarter than the average bear—I think! 🙂
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Definitely. Although I don’t know that many bears…
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WELL—there’s Yogi, Boo-boo, Grizzly Adams’ “BEN”, ….?
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LOL
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Brenda, your writing is extra-specially visual–most enjoyable!
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Thanks, Heidi.
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Wildflower blue is such a pretty blue. I am awaiting the arrival of my cornflowers; won’t be too long now.
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Like the sky was distilled into the vivid blue of flowers. I hope I see some pictures of your cornflowers.
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If I get a good crop I will show the sky in my cornflowers….:)
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🙂 I look forward to it. Have a magical day!
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What a lovely poem! You are swimming blue….my part of Virginia is swimming in bright yellow flowers and the monarch butterflies are flitting slowly from flower to flower at dusk. What a beautiful capture of a moment between seasons. It’s like you caught Tinkerbell!
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Your comment should be a poem. I love that image of the bright yellow flowers and the monarchs.
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What a lovely haiku to wrap up summer with Brenda, I love the textural quality it has. And your Abecedarian is wonderful, each time I read it!
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Thanks, Michelle. That is high praise indeed.
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I love those “summer-drunk” bees, too (like Kat)… and those gorgeous blue flowers. And … yak-zombies! HA! Thanks for sharing all, Brenda.
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Thanks, Robyn. I had fun with it. Took my mind off the news. 🙂
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Annabelle’s Cupcakes is delightful! Now I want to visit her bakery and savor a bite or two–or keep an eye out for that winsome werewolf!
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I thought Annabeth needed a handsome rogue.
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I do love ‘Annabeth Bakes Cupcakes’, Brenda, really think it could be an ABC picture book. And I love that “sewn with sun”, a new look at sky for me.
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I would love to see Annabeth illustrated. What a riot! 🙂 Thanks for your lovely, cheering words, Linda. I was having a dark night of the soul, and they really helped.
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Bet you didn’t realize you were writing a “dot” haiku for International Dot Day, huh! Or did you? It’s a wonderful haiku, Brenda. Love those dot bees “sewn with sun.” I also love your abecedarian, but you already knew that! Those yak-zombies sure were a big hit. 🙂
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I didn’t realize I had written a dot haiku, how funny. Maybe it was subliminal. I’m happy to help celebrate Dot Day in my small way, though. The yak-zombies still make me chuckle. It was fun to write an abecedarian for a lark. I’ll have to think about peace some more. 🙂
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Such a pretty flower! Mine are getting leggy, I’ve noticed. Makes me sad to see this season go, but I’m excited to have the next one to plan for next year.
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I love the colors of summer. Winter is so pale and gray. I wanted to focus on the colors while they last.
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Wow! What a creative week you’ve had. Love your take on the abecedarian… and the haiku… but mostly, I think I like your summer-drunk bees! And it isn’t even in a poem… yet. 😉
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Thanks, Kat. I love writing about bees. They seem like the original binge-eaters. 🙂
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Mmm. I want those jasmine jimmies. Brenda — the middle line of your haiku is gorgeous. I can picture those clouds, sewn with sun.
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Thanks for reading, Laura. It’s like meditating to look at the sky and try not to use a cliche to describe it.
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i love that blue, love the slow bees, full from summer sups and wow, that alpha poem is amazing – this post is chock full, brenda )
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Thanks, Beth. I’ll feed sad when I see the first red leaves this year.
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Oh, I so love that haiku!
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Thanks, Cindy!
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You paint such beautiful images with your words, Brenda. Gorgeous photo as always too. (And I MUST mention how much I love your abecedarian!!!)
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Thanks, Jama. You are the sweetest. I love your book review and recipe series.
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Beautiful words and a stunning image, Brenda!
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Makes me want to paint.
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Autumn already?!! Time flies and I will miss your lovely photos of flowers till spring and summer comes again! Have a great weekend.
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I am sad at having not many flowers until next spring. But before winter, there will be fall leaves… 🙂
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Aahh…then can you kindly photograph the fall leaves and share with us Brenda!! I think you will make them look awesome against the autumn sun!😃🤗
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I hope they are beautiful this year. XOXO
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Every day I read your poetry is magical!
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Thanks, Claudia. You are too kind. XOXO
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I’m struck by the concept of broken clouds, and fixing them. Beautiful photo!
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Thanks, Tabatha. We’ve had thunderstorms, and the light pierces the clouds so beautifully.
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Wow! As a keen amateur cook as well as a poet I really enjoyed Annabeth bakes cupcakes! The photo of the flowers are a delight to see.
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I had fun finding new flavors for Annabeth. Thanks for reading.
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Beautiful words ❤
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Thanks!
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Awesome words penned, Brenda
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Thanks!
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