firecracker red roses
bring back sangria-sweetened
hot afternoons
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Category Archives: Holiday
An Ocean of Thanks
An ocean of thanks
to dads who raise faces
to the dawn, holding
up the sky on broad shoulders,
for their children.
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A Tulip of Thanks
tulips tremble
with thanks for every raindrop, Continue reading
Magic Wand
Too-large slippers clomp
down the stairs.
Giggles and gasps
harmonize with crinkling
jelly bean bags and
foil-wrapped bunnies.
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Celebrating Women
Here is a cheery sunflower MicroSonnet for International Women’s Day.
So much depends
on having good friends.
Unlike the sunflower,
we women need to build,
bubbling with superpower,
yet yearning to feel fulfilled. Continue reading
Poetry Is… A Sunrise
golden flutter
unravel in another’s eyes
joyful heartbeat
tremble, strong
weave a single spirit
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Lights in a Storm
When storms churn surf
and flood waters rise,
beacons of light
are as vital as breath.
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The Last Sunset
afternoon,
icy winds rake the sand smooth
under sorbet skies
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Christmas Cheer
May your days be full of cheer
with everyone you hold dear
well and full of fun.
each and every one!
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The Shortest Day
After millennia underground,
this stone erupted to the surface Continue reading
Thanksgiving
Thankful for art and music,
for time with my family,
words that flow and dance, Continue reading
Goodbye, Green
Goodbye water lilies, maples leaves, loosestrife and reed,
Goodbye lotus lilies, cattails, cress and pickerelweed. Continue reading
