A wonderful post from Beth that I had to share…
“october is the month for painted leaves…. as fruits and leaves and the day itself acquire a bright tint just before they fall, so the year near its setting. october is its sunset sky; november the later twilight.’ ~henry david thoreau, “Autumnal Tints” — image credit: “Autumnal Equinox” by Maggie Vandewalle – […]
red-orange flames,
breeze across the zinnias
thick with summer scent
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Songs in the quiet places,
the in-between spaces, Continue reading
No matter how gorgeous the path,
eventually I come to the end. Continue reading
Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.
— William Shakespeare
Corey Rosen Schwartz has written a delightful new book combining fairy tales and math, Twinderella: A Fractioned Fairy Tale with adorable pictures by Deborah Marcero (G. P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017). Continue reading
crowded banks of daisies
drowse and nod,
smiling
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cheek by jowl
close at hand
neck and neck
connected Continue reading
Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.
— William Shakespeare
Rule-breaking author, Douglas Florian, explores friendship in his new poetry collection, Friends and Foes, Beach Lane Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division, 2018. What makes author-illustrator Douglas Florian rule-breaking? Continue reading
a daisy at noon,
opens a spiraling path
to the heart
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waterfall murmurs
a poem of golden light,
celebrating labor
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Friendly Fairy Tales 