my daughter’s
every smile is
sunshine
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Category Archives: Holiday
Thanks for Flowers
Thanks for sunshine,
thanks for flowers,
thanks for snow days
and rain showers. Continue reading
Rain and Shine
Nearly Happy Halloween
Nearly Halloween,
time to see the unseen:
alligators in the milkweed,
cell bars in the pavement,
and everything spooky In-Between.
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Firecracker Red
firecracker red roses
bring back sangria-sweetened
hot afternoons
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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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Friendly Fairy Tales 