call me weed,
say nay, you’re not wanted,
still I’ll rise Continue reading →
Call Me Weed
call me weed,
say nay, you’re not wanted,
still I’ll rise Continue reading
Category Archives: Memoir
Spring-like July
how I miss spring’s
dazzle and swirling petals
of lilacs and pears;
this wet July brings to mind
those cool, delicious days
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Simple as a Flower
trembling pink stars
cause me to pause,
thankful
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Happy 4th!
garden fireworks,
summer itself celebrates
in red, white and blue
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Happy Father’s Day
Weekends, my dad plowed
through paperwork, pruned trees,
tinkered with the mower, fixed
bicycles, toasters, skinned knees.
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Cottage Rose Summers
lackluster weeding
humid weekend afternoon,
scent of roses
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Notes: The subtle scent of cottage roses lifts my spirits. A little fertilizer last year has made all the difference. I hope your garden is repaying your efforts with the invisible magic of scents.
Gratitude for Scents
gratitude for gathering,
the simplest blessings
are the most precious
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Star Origami
A Day for Mothers
a day for mothers,
pear blooms scented by lilacs
dapple the sunshine
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Along the River
wind in the birches,
a morning of dappled light
along the river
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Remembering in April
trembling
cherry petals in sunshine,
my mother’s warmth
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A Crocus in April
hidden underfoot
in winter’s withered debris,
one perfect bloom
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