zinnias in
blurry autumn drizzle,
shine
Copyright 2018 Brenda Davis Harsham
Notes: Happy Thanksgiving! We’ve had a rainy fall, but I’m giving thanks for it, this cold Thanksgiving. I’m also giving thanks for Poetry Friday and to Irene Latham at Live Your Poem for hosting it! What are you giving thanks for?
30 thoughts on “Rain and Shine”
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What a gorgeous photo and poem. I’m thankful for the time to write and read poetry.
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That is in short supply for me these days. How is retirement treating you?
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
Drenched zinnias look
Bubbly in new attire
Mist droplets acquired!
–Jonathan Caswell 😀
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They are getting the spa treatment. 🙂
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Oh, they do shine! You brought back a very special memory with this tiny poem. Thank you.
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So glad you connected to it, Linda. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Hope you’ve been having a joyful holiday! Have you thought about putting the words directly onto the photo? This one seems like they could “shine” together. 🙂
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I am far too lazy to combine the word and photos unless prodded by Carol. 🙂
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That photograph– wow, wow, wow, wow, wow! The lovely color is such a contrast to the drizzle!
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Doesn’t it make rain look like jewels? The air was so still, not a drop fell.
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Hope you had as beautiful a Thanksgiving as the picture of your flower. Flowers on cold days are doubly appreciated because they exist even though the bugs have gone away!
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Yes, indeed. I am thankful the bugs are gone. Even the winter moths aren’t annoying us.
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Wow, still blooms in that rainy drizzle, Brenda. Beautiful! Our blooms are all gone, even most of the leaves, so glad to be reminded of your zinnia ‘shine’!
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I’m more thankful for the flowers than the food, as I get older.
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I am thankful for your poem and pic of rainfreckled zinnias! Thank you! It has been a rainy fall here, too, and I am thankful for the sun peeking out yesterday. xo
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Love the idea of a flower being freckled by rain!
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Irene is a talent poet, and it shines through even her comments. I am lucky in my friends. 🙂
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Today was sunny, and it felt like a gift.
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I am thankful for zinnias! They add such a happy splash of color in the garden, they are hardy and long-lived, and they connect me back to the gardens of my childhood. Thanks for this gorgeous picture and poem pair.
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I do love zinnias. I wish I had the gift of being able to bring them inside to winter over and plant them out in the spring. Sadly, mine always perish indoors or out. But that means I plant new colors each time.
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What a gorgeous zinnia! Great photo! Love “blurry autumn drizzle”…that’s what it is.
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Thanks, Donna. Especially when you have glasses, they get so blurry. 🙂
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funny how rain can turn to shine. a good way to look at life. i am thankful for all of the people i am currently, or have been connected to, in some part of my life.
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I am thankful for having such a happy weekend, I got no work done! 🙂
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Would love to see some of those lovely zinnias still blooming–yours is gorgeous in poem and image–and they really do “shine!” I’m thankful for your sparkling poems and images in all kinds of weather. Thanks Brenda, hope you and your family had a happy Thanks Giving!
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Thanks, Michelle. I do love the flowers of fall best, they are so few and precious.
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Lovely poem and zinnia, Brenda. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
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Thanks, Molly! Likewise.
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Talking of flowers i love them.
I have written this poem called My ROSE Flower.
You can check it out at http://trizing.com
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Lovely poem, especially “Only your single glance and a wink”. Sadly, I couldn’t leave a comment on your site. Sorry.
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