Laced by Wind

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wind weaves
milkweed fluff and rain
into lace

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A Book by the Brook — Mia Moves Out

Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.

— William Shakespeare

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Miranda Paul’s new book, Mia Moves Out, is a delightful sibling story with hidden nooks and adventure, all within one starry house. Every sibling will find something to smile about in its energy, its wonderful illustrations or its empathy for a diverse family of chosen children. To top it all off, Miranda Paul herself answers a few questions below from this aspiring author! Continue reading

Flower Banks

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flower banks,
bees make withdrawals
rain makes deposits

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Tart and Sweet

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tart and sweet,
is remembering
summer

its warm fruit
was scented with sunshine

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Harvest Happiness

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harvest
heavy and round,
happiness

in fall, even the apples
have stars

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Nearly Happy Halloween

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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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Plumb for Plums

Farmstand sign: reads Plumbs - $3.00/lb

mistakes are more
fun
than perfection

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The Bees Knees Poetry Friday

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the bees knees
is friends, tea, sunshine,
and poetry

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Golden Days

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nothing makes my heart sing
like fields of wildflowers
and golden days

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Autumn Fragrance

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Wet leaves,
milkweed seed,
painted blooms
honey mead,
fragrance of fall,
floating like Chagall.

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Autumn’s Cool

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autumn’s cool
dwindling days
draw me outside

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Secret Spot

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under green light,
a silent reverie,
shielded from sight

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