birds shake rain from wings,
the wind speaks in the trees
split leaf casings dance
withholding from hungry leaves
a dawn breakfast of sunlight
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The Greening
Category Archives: Writing Tips
September Sunday
Cooling wind,
a lonely dog,
insect arpeggios,
slow rolling fog:
autumn’s song and
the highway hum.
May Monday morning
never come.
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Continue readingSpeak to the Queen
my chin up
I’m focused on the future,
like a queen
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Inside every woman is a queen. Speak to the queen, and she will answer. — Norwegian Proverb Continue reading
à-côté de la mer — beside the sea
Windows in my Soul
vastness
opens windows in my soul
to the universe Continue reading
On camellias abloom in oak trees
Grafted to my oak stem,
your pink camellia
fingers twined
so sweetly
that we formed
new growth. Continue reading
On Lake Champlain
frozen feathers,
like winter remembers
swans
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Sunset in Westford
Sunset sledders,
free and unfettered,
plummet downhill,
as Saturn and Jupiter align. Continue reading
Sunflower Friday
No day is truly gray
when sunflowers sway
in the slightest breeze
like cheerful trees.
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Perfect Petals
Write your story
for words are
perfect petals
that bring color
to the world.
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Hope is Green
hope is scented like
green tomatoes on the vine,
bitter and earthy
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Hold Fast to Dreams
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams fade
Life is a silent symphony
That cannot be played.
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