Table of Contents for Poetry in Friendly Fairy Tales
by Brenda Davis Harsham
With reviews by people like you!
230. Color Pirate
There are many hidden colors among the ones which are visible to us, I guess. This poem is a gem!. I´ll have to tweet it right now… Love to you, dear Brenda! Aquileana ⭐ — Aquileana
This is stunning Brenda! I love the punch of color and the flowers how wonderful is this! I love your beautiful spirit! 😀 — MichelleMarie
I Love it 🙂 and even the way you begin and end your poem. — Yoshiko
I really am hugging you from afar for this lovely, bright house, Brenda. Then, I’m embracing sincerely the deep and meaningful thoughts behind the words you wrote. — reocochran
229. Gold Star Summer
i love your last line here. — ksbeth
How wonderful to have had a gold star summer. — Gallivanta
228. Mushroom Abloom
I love the idea of mushrooms as fairy umbrellas. I’m weaving that into my next discussion about fairies with my girls and am suddenly wondering if that will work for or against them ever eating them again… Great poem! — Louise
Your writing always makes me think of Monet’s paintings.
Beautiful, softly drawn magic, full of nymphs and flowers… — ceayr
I would never have associated blooming with a mushroom – I like that 🙂 — Dan Antion
227. Sundrops
The place of magic bugs–I want to live in that enchanting world, Brenda. The sunlit drops, the gurgling brooks, and tiny life forms that perform mystical feats that purely delight. A lovely piece of poetry. — peakperspective
magical, inspirational and touching! — mihrank
226. Blue Dragon
This is pure magic, from the photo to the imagery your words create. I cannot remember enjoying anything more. — AnElephantCant
I love the blue dragon and your poem and photo are so enchanting! — Cheryl-Lynn
225. Wildflower Heart
I love the ‘trembles towards the sun’! They do grow very tall, amazing they don’t fall over. I took a few pictures of some very similar looking pink flowers in my aunts garden a week ago, but they were soooo tiny, so probably not the same plant. I guess like humans, their faces can look very alike! 🙂 — Suzy Hazelwood
To me it was a reminder of strength and resolve right where you are. Beautiful. — Eli Pacheco
224. Green Magic
Such a peaceful feel to the words and your photo Brenda. I really liked it 🙂 — lifeconfusions
I got the sense of beautiful solitude but surrounded by nature. You’re not really alone then, but can find such solace. Beautiful. — Eli Pacheco
Today the promise of autumn is in the air and your poem was the perfect reminder that the promise will indeed be kept. — FairytaleFeminista
223. Phenomenal Bloom
How wonderful! Love the poem. You don’t have magic “still”. You have endless layers of magic yet to be revealed and we are lucky to see and read! — cindy knoke
We have the same lovely flowers here in Ontario. Their vibrant colour growing next to delicately white Queen Anne’s Lace and brilliant yellow Black-Eyed Susan is enough to take your breath away.
Love your thoughts 😀 and Maya Angelou is my hero ❤ — Patrice
222. Magic Mirror
How On Earth you captured this heavenly reflection was a blessing to us all, Brenda! ♡ Outstanding photographic serendipity. Your words are equally lovely and vivid. That “Lady Sky” is so vain and fickle. — reocochran
Besides liking the cadence, excellent imagery. — aFrankAngle
The picture and words of the poem — both are amazing and wonderful. — sheenmeem
This is a lovely poem Brenda! There is a happy rhythm to it and the fairy-tale feel flows through in a most engaging way. It gave me a happy smile. Thank you. — emmylgant
221. Green Path
Wow Brenda – your writing always takes me to another place. I feel like i hear the Earth talking through your words. — Mary
Beautiful Brenda, words and photo 🙂 — Dan Antion
220. Vermont Twilight
I could feel myself there as all of these things happened! Dragonflies humming reminds me of late afternoon fishing! Loved! Danny — dray0308
A fairy tale in the shape of a lovely poem… Thanks for sharing, dear Brenda!… All my best wishes. Aquileana 😀 — Aquileana
219. Stone Turtle
Fit for a children’s book, for it paints a picture so simple and happy 🙂 — ASiD
You are the like Kipling of Vermont. Love these nature poems immensely. — cindy knoke
218. Vermont River Wishes
I am in awe of this dynamic and dangerous side of you. I liked the image of the jagged stones and steep cliffs being “bones.” How you end this makes it so powerful and “real.” Like an autobiographical image of a daredevil. — reocochran
Amazing photos and beautiful poetry. Nature is so beautiful, but it takes a special person to see and share it with others. — toniandrukaitis
Wow! I like the mood of this poem! It’s powerful and foreboding! — Kaiser44
That was wonderful, Brenda, words and pictures. 🙂 — Richard Ankers
217. Ghostly Echoes
So beautiful Brenda, you are part of the bigger whole. Lovely~ — cindy knoke
Ooh! This is deep and haunting! Nice picture to accompany the poem as well! — Kaiser44
I like all of your poems but this one stands out…..I extra like this one! — dragonflyzia
216. Mountain Cloudburst
This would make a good spoken word poem, I really like the energy and the story in this. Made me think actually, when it rains we often hide under umbrellas, drive in cars or run indoors, more concerned with getting wet than noticing the little drops of rain. We miss so much of the minute detail all around us. I shall remember this next time it rains! 😉 — Suzy Hazelwood
Amazing how you stir up such serene sentiments, come storm or sunshine! — christybharath
…I like the fog descending like ghostly legions and the pastel hues of the leaves are just lovely! The rain dancing makes me think of Native American Indians…etc. thank you for stirring up all these vivid mind images! 🙂 — krysiakorsak
215. Dappled Glade
I love the mystery to this Brenda, makes me think of my childhood and being amongst the trees and nature. I had a pretty large imagination,often wondered if I was not as alone as it appeared. 😉 This lovely poem sends me right back to those days. Thanks so much for reminding me! 🙂 — Suzy Hazelwood
This is wonderful. It reminds AnElephant that he always sees friendly dragons and secretive squirrels in dappled glades. Thank you. — AnElephantCant
Just what I was needing now, Brenda… 🙂 — Lily Lau
214. Fairy Tale Flowers
Amazing summer poem — susandorling
This is truly delightful. I just love your images you paint with your pen. — Oliana
A wonderful profusion of images and color! I love how the poem moves from garden images we know to creative fairytale images. Well done. — Joyce Ray
Love a poem about a garden! You do conjure up a wild and free spirit with this 🙂 — Tabatha
213. Covered Bridge
Just beautiful…I love the last lines. 🙂 — hitandrun1964
Covered bridges are always special in my mind, Brenda. I am in awe of your writing which evokes visions of history– who may have passed by and over the river. What plant life’s roots may be found in the hidden depths? Then, just like you to include lovers. ♡ They are found in a “gossamer” spider’s web full of potential in the “lingering traces of lovers past.” I was so glad there was mention of children, too. Especially joy shown in their clapping. — reocochran
How wonderful. I’m with the children – fairies have definitely lived here. 🙂 — Suzanne
212. Zinnia Days
That photo is stunning and the poem so romantic!I bet you could write just about anything, Brenda. — Oliana
Beautiful through & through! — RoSy
Utterly, fluttering-ly beautiful poem — christybharath
211. Bianca Belle
I love this, we should all be true to ourselves and revel in it! 😀 As for the flower, it looks wonderful, it seems familiar, but I have no idea what it is. — Suzy Hazelwood
I love her. She sounds like our kind of fairy:) Sweet and lovely story. 🙂 — hitandrun1964
210. Fairy Tent City
Oh that is so adorable!! A fairy campground:) — Oliana
Your words were so refreshing to read Brenda, Had a soothing touch to them! 🙂 — lifeconfusions
The imagery of your work continues to astound me! I love this. — fromchrissywithlove
Very well done … title and pic alone work … but you take it one step further with words. — aFrankAngle
209. Forest Spirits
A beautifully written, magical piece. A true pleasure to read. 🙂 — afairymind
One of many masterpieces. Check out her poetry and photos. It is like walking in a fairy land!! — Oliana
Beautifully penned, dear Brenda… Your words flow like a river! Best wishes to you. Aquileana ⭐ — Aquileana
208. Bee Magic
Such a sweet post ! Reminding us of the importance of birds and the bees and the nature ! Wonderful 🙂 — lifeconfusions
Long live the bee…..we need them and their honey is a sweet bonus! 🙂 — dragonflyzia
This was a great poem:) being a science person and English person I’m glad to see a poem about bees! — Crestfallen Leaf
…you whisked me away back to hot summer childhood days with this exquisitely penned poem. Beautifully written and thank you for sharing your love and joy of Nature! 🙂 — krysiakorsak
I love the way you “see” fun and unique uses of all natural wonders, Brenda. When I was a child I saw some of these pictures in my mind. xo I hope these lovely thoughts make it into your book to be published! Sooner rather than Later! 🙂 — reocochran
Wow your writing always amazes me – great imagery for this lady of lace! — Mary
simply delightful scenery you captured with your clever words and phrases…my fav: “…Hobnobs with nabobs…” exquisite! — Sun
206. River Drifting
Nice post! 🙂 You created a lovely scene with your words, and the water lily photos are beautiful. — imaginenewdesigns12
beautiful poetry Brenda, loved to see the vivid imagery of nature painted in your words…wonderful photos as well 🙂 — forgottenmeadows
“River Drifting” transported me to a tranquil and beautiful spot. — K.A. Libby: A Novel Enterprise (aka Karla Libby Reidinger)
Brenda, a spectacular poem. So much happening in nature, a breath of fresh air. — Connie Gildersleeve
205. Rain Chain
Oh I love the feelings you evoke. — Yoshiko
Splendiferous 🙂 I need to visit more often…I always leave with a 😀 😀 😀 — Morgan
You can almost smell the scent of the rain and flowers in this one! The poem makes a vivid imagery! — Kaiser44
I don’t think I remember my first full moon… I’m glad it was a magical moment for your daughter. She needs to always hold on to those! “Fun is full moon magic,/ On a long bright night./ Dew falls like raindrops.” I loved that. — Aussa Lorens
Just so beautiful and evokes the magic that is all around us…we just have to wake up to see it! So atmospheric and lovely! — krysiakorsak
204. Ode to Baby Kale
And the bunnies rejoice:) I love this…it’s wonderful. — hitandrun1964
AnElephantCant be angry
Though he admits it isn’t funny
This charming tale
Of how Brenda’s kale
Becomes breakfast for a bunny — AnElephantCant
I love the way you have described the growing of your kale and end it with the rabbits devouring it! It is just how it happens! — busy lady
203. Daisies Dear
What a delightful poem about the simple daisy! ❤ — bkpyett
Your poem makes me want to run right out and buy some daisies. I’d love a little of that “smiling flair” in my yard. — Carol
I like daisies in all their magic simplicity. You expressed so much in this poetic tribute to their joy and beauty. — reocochran
202. Behind the Ferns
Gorgeous…on multiple levels. +0 — Bridget Magee
An iris dragon…intriguing image of garden dweller; lovely photo too! — lynn__
Gorgeous dragon, er, iris! Your poems and photos are simply magical 🙂. — jama
Ah you know me and dragons, Brenda — I love this one! And huzzah for the female dragon — don’t know why the males are so much more talked about. Perhaps the females are just better at stealth… 🙂 — Sunshine Jansen
201. Sunshine Captured
This was so beautiful and I love the way you enchant me. It took my blues away, Brenda. — reocochran
Those irises are stunning, Brenda!… And you words, encouraging and lovely… — Aquileana
200. Flying Carpet
Pain is a powerful voice, but it often inspires beauty, as it does here. — Michelle Heidenrich Barnes
Pain and beauty often different sides of the same coin. Bittersweet memories. Thanks for tapping into your core to write this poignant poem. — jama
199. Azalea Magic
Fantastic photo and poem! — Bette A. Stevens
Lovely poem Brenda and a beautiful photo of Azalea ‘stealing the show’. 🙂 — lavendermoongirlblog
I’ve experiences all these, as well this year, and you summed up spring in New England very beautifully! — Matt Forrest Esenwine
Azaleas may steal the show, but you’ve captured spring in all its beauty in your lovely poem. — readingtothecore
198. A Moment to Shine
you’re right about it. the troubles will fade and the light will emerge. — ksbeth
The spark of creativity swells within us and cannot be stopped, Brenda. I love the beauty in the words you shared here, it could be a college poster! …. Thanks for the bright spot with the beautiful message and lovely iris! — reocochran
I just love the positivity of this Brenda! 🙂 It is glorious! I had a very horrible nightmare last night and woke up completely disturbed, and then reading this was so lovely! I thought I just need to forget the nightmare and put on my light so I can shine out into the world today too 🙂 ❤ — Trini Lind
So very lovely… the tiny bells, the poem and the memories that inspired it. — artists4peace
They are so delicate and beautiful. I hear tiny church bells ringing. — toniandrukaitis
Oh wow Brenda – I don’t know how you do it. Wonderful writing, just love it! — words4jp
I can almost feel the rain splashing in the way you wrote that, has a great rhythm! I’m sure that would make a very good spoken word with the right voice and a perfect music track with it. May you have rain Brenda, and everything be fresh as a daisy! 🙂 — Suzy Hazelwood
I like all your verbs! Perfect for a rain storm. — Penny Parker Klostermann
“Greens deepen/flowers glisten” Lovely imagery, Brenda! — readingtothecore
So joyous and rejuvenating! Love all those sensory details. I need my umbrella 🙂. — jama
195. Squill Overkill
Beautiful flowers and words. You always see such special insights. — toniandrukaitis
How beautiful Brenda!… You are very talented when it comes to words!… — Aquileana
A wonderful celebration of those flowers – I love the idea of a sapphire glade! Pink cherry blossom, with little blue flowers on the ground, and some lilly white lovelies here and there – my kind of dream garden!! 😀 — Suzy Hazelwood
Your play on words make your writing so enjoyable to read. Loved this as your nod of appreciate all things Mother Nature this Spring. — Mary
194. Wings Spread
I like dreams of being a bird of being like a bird. Your words were inspiring and beautiful, Brenda. Your sharing Jennifer was very nice, too. smiles! — reocochran
I love your poem dear Brenda… Memories of being a bird… And then being able to fly again… Beautifully penned, as always. All the best to you. Aquileana 😀 — Aquileana
Wonderful poem Brenda.. you captured the flight perfectly.. Enjoy a lovely weekend.. and May.. Hugs Sue — Sue Dreamwalker
193. Fairy King
Lovely. Every flower tells a story. — toniandrukaitis
Gorgeous imagery! Beautiful! — Myra GB
“Mantled” and “frilly” are such perfect word choices! — maryleehahn
Fun poem! There’s something about your metaphors that ring true 🙂 — Tabatha
192. Yellowest Green
I love how you captured not the daffodil, but that moment just before… — maryleehahn
Lovely poem, and such a beautiful description of Poetry Friday, too! May you have a very green and inspiring spring. :0) — Robyn Hood Black
I wish there were a ‘perfect’ color descriptor for yellow green, Brenda. I think there should be a word for Spring green. You make this very interesting and pretty sounding, using the yellowest green becoming the daffodil’s bloom of yellow. — reocochran
191. Fairy Squill
Magical as always, miss Brenda! — Kaiser44
I am so glad when you work the name of the flower into the poetry, this was so cool! — reocochran
190. Spring a ling!
Spring made me sing with joy, too 🙂 — Beauty Along the Road
I love the joy in this little song! — Laura Purdie Salas
A great way to encapsulate the spirit of spring 🙂 — Andrea Stephenson
Your cheerful poem and blooming spring beauties inspire and puts a smile on my face. happy Spring! — Sun
189. Catkin Cold
Cheshire Cat Grin
~
Oh spring
please
don’t disappear — Geo Sans
Perfect poetic progression… I love it… — Aquileana
188. Kwame Clerihew
Beautiful writing as always — Heartafire
Haha, real men eat poetry for breakfast – love that! 😀 I shall have to find one of those. I wonder what it tastes like – poetry! 😉 — SuzyHazelwood
I knew SOMEone was going to do a clerihew about Kwame! Well done on both your poem AND being the first one out of the gate! Good going for finding a suitable rhyme for Alexander too. 🙂 — Michelle Heidenrich Barnes
187. Ghost Leaf
“The writing is plain:/ An early calling card/ Of Lady Spring’s visit.” I raise my cup of tea to spring and to you too…such a whimsical calling card and pretty poem for this season we await with such hope. Happy Poetry Friday! xo, a. — amyludwigvanderwater
I love the poem (“rimed”), but I also love the photo — how you get a glimpse of the whole (tree) in the part (leaf skeleton). — maryleehahn
186. Sycamore at Sunset
Oh! This is truly wonderful! — yeoldefoole
I LOVE sycamores–they are magic trees…. Thanks for this lovely tribute to a queen of trees! — gretchenwing
I like your style and the feel and pace of this poem. — Ted Calvin Kerns
185. The Love Challenge
Very lovely, and absolutely true!♥ I think love is heavy, and yet causes us to float. Love is often complicated, or perhaps it’s not at all, just that ‘we’ complicate it?!– SuzyHazelwood
Love Maya Angelou. But am impressed with yours as well. Love curves…Beautiful! — reneejohnsonwrites
your piece is absolutely lovely – elegant, touching – perfect. I adore it. xx — words4jp
184. Spring Magic
Spring! yes! i love your picture poem, Brenda! so creative you are and love your broken egg photo shot…best of spring when all the birds start to visit. 🙂 — Sun
What a gorgeous ode to spring indeed – and complemented so beautifully by the photographs! Perfect! 🙂 — Myra GB
Lovely, Brenda! My favorite lines are: “Foxglove’s speckled trumpets will play/
With snowdrops and magnolias in May.” So festive. — Michelle Heidenrich Barnes
Brava! Splendid poem and photos. I’m always in awe of those who can turn out concrete poems that actually work 🙂. Love the inclusion of fairies and baby robins. The quotes are perfect too! Happy Spring! — jama
183. Limericks Three
I love your poem and the excerpts and quotes by Irish authors… Tweeting this post right now… Many hugs, Aquileana 😀 — Aquileana
love your limericks and happy st. pat’s to you and yours, brenda ) — ksbeth
182. Sounds of Spring
Think not this quite contrary
But there is a Snow Fairy!
Your entire blog is a Snow Fairytale since months.. such beautiful one! — benvenutocellini
Oh, those geese were just giving you enough time to write this lovely poem! 🙂 Poets seek out nature. Maybe nature seeks out poets 😉 — Anne Theodore
181. Remembering Leaves
Beautiful!… Truly touching…. The last two stanzas really stand out!… I much enjoyed it, Brenda… ❤
Best wishes. Aquileana 😀 — Aquileana
Wow, I could almost feel the breeze in my ears and the sound of leaves swaying and green and sunshine – you transported me there! And then a sadness at the end. That works so well – excellent Brenda!! :)– SuzyHazelwood
180. Calla Curl
Love the feeling you give. — Yoshiko
Such a whimsy poem – Love it! — RoSy
179. Frosted Evergreens
Aahh, how beautiful Brenda! You really have been swallowed into a winter wonderland – in the loveliest of ways! Your poem sums up my delight in snow when I was a child – wish I could feel like that again! 🙂 — SuzyHazelwood
What a lovely poem and magical blog you have created Brenda… I believe I have found another divine sister in you… IAM going to enjoy following your journey… Wonderful pictures too… Barbara x — Barbara Franken
178. Snowy Trees
Excellent I love that – ‘Snowy trees up to their knees – Bend, creak, snap and sneeze’ – I’m sure they do, poor things out in all weathers! 🙂 — SuzyHazelwood
Wonderful writing Brenda, I remember that sound especially after an ice storm in Maine back in 2000 (snapping and breaking all night long). — Mary
177. Very Red Berry
The red pops against the white snow in the photo, and I like the images you convey in your words! — Christy Birmingham
I loved winter crimson. We have had here so much snow, and now the terrible cold is coming. It seems you can at least walk around, very pretty image! — Inese Poga Art Gallery
176. Wild and Stormy
Beautiful poem and picture! — Karuna
This was fun and also, a wild ride into the storm! — reocochran
175. Three Tree
Oh to be tiny, magic and free! Yes! — lsteinglass
Love the idea of a fairy toboggan! That has got to be the coolest tree trunk ever! 🙂 — jama
I love that you saw a triple-trunked tree, and saw a fairy toboggan course! And then shared your poem. :0) Thanks! — Robyn Hood Black
174. Flowers Bright
your blend of words is so beautiful 🙂 — Tanveer Rauf
so beautiful – just what the doctor ordered – another beautiful post from Brenda!! — words4jp
173. Winter Joy
Hi Brenda! I particularly like all the “s” sounds in the second half of the poem, “shrieks as boots fill with snow,” and the crooked smile. Very vivid and evocative! — Tabatha
Lovely image of the fun of playing in the snow. — Gallivanta
One of my favorite things to do after a blizzard is going out to help that elderly gentleman pine by my driveway, who sometimes can’t quite get up from that bow, and needs a little assistance from me and a broom — and getting a shower of snow for my good deed… And that dog simile — I love it! ^_^ — Sunshine Jansen
Beautiful, and a very good description of the sights around us today. — Dan Antion
Wonderful images, good rhyme . . . I like “shiver, like a dog with a shake and quiver . . .” — Freeda Baker Nichols
171. Stomping, Tromping
Beautiful poem.. full of imagery .. And Children love nothing better than to go stomping and tromping around in the snow.. I know my own little granddaughter could not wait to go out in her wellies.. 🙂 — Sue Dreamwalker
Such a delightful poem, Brenda. you made me feel the winter energy and youthful happiness that blow in with a snow blitz. it’s good to think like kids because most look forward to the snow play but adults are like, “OMG, let me go out and empty all the store shelves for supplies!!!!!” cheers! — Sun
Awesome Brenda – I felt like I was jumping around and having a good ole time in the snow. — Mary
170. White Queen’s Fall
Your verses would go well among the script of an english, Victorian movie… Maybe a film based on a novel by Jane Austen!~ Excellent poem. I truly liked it, Bren! Thanks for sharing and best wishes to you. Aquileana 😀 — Aquileana
Your poem reminds me of a Greek tragedy. There’s always a price, there’s always a price. — Imelda
169. Snow Day Wanted
You really capture the feeling of a snow “tease,” Brenda. I like the line “tickling trees” especially. My kids are holding their breath about tomorrow… — Tabatha
This is beautiful, and reminds me so much of those no snow days! How it mattered if it snowed – I prayed for snow!! 😀 — SuzyHazelwood
Love your poetry.. you are very talented with pen and photography.. 🙂 xx — Sue Dreamwalker
168. Frosted Pain
Je suis Charlie.
This was lovely and sad and powerful, brenda. — ksbeth
Your choice of the word cease-fire is excellent. I was disturbed to hear some of the participants at the Je suis Charlie rally use the word ‘war’ as in war for freedom. I prefer your ‘stand’. — Gallivanta
Beautiful collection of words, Brenda. It completely had my attention. Thank you for sharing! — paws2smile
Beautifully said Brenda. You brought tears to my eyes. ❤ — Silver Threading
167. Snow White Seeds
Beautiful poem and photo. I love the winter snow queen’s little sprites. 🙂 — lavendermoongirlblog
Ahhh, the magic once again happens when I step into your world, Brenda. Beautiful image and beautiful words, ones which I send to my gardens as well. Happy New Year, my friend!!! (((HUGS))) Amy — LadyPinkRose
this winter queen looks like she has come prepared to seed the entire garden! you captured this moment so well with your creative observations, Brenda. all the best in 2015! — Sun
I love that last line, “Come fill my garden with purple,/ Amber and Russet possibility.” I immediately thought, “my garden too please!” 🙂 Happy New Year! — circadianreflections
166. Found Magic
I liked your way of using the words, Resolve and finding magic. Yes, we all need to be happily dreamy and becoming like children again. — reocochran
A beautiful photograph and your poetry is superb like always. — dbp49
165. Winter’s Golden Song
This one is beautiful. — Dan Antion
beautiful, and i love the lyrics of life, you’ve woven into your post. your 500TH! woo — ksbeth
and I found myself singing along… — kiwiskan
164. Christmas Wishes
Lovely. — Wordifull Melanie
Your site is a joy to see. — lbellucci111
What a lovely poem. — ladyfi
163. Gingerbread Joy
What is that song that reminds me of you? …… “Happiness runs is a circular motion, love is like a little boat upon the sea, happiness runs, happiness runs….” [by Donovan] I have no idea what this song is, but you remind me of it, because you create happiness, with every post. I hope you know how amazing you are. Happy New Year Brenda, to you and your family. — cindy knoke
Love love love this so much! — MichelleMarie
Good imagery … and Merry Christmas to you … and thanks for the goodness you share with everyone here. — aFrankAngle
162. Happy Solstice!
What for a nice poem. Greetings and a happy 2015 from Germany! — sl4lifestyle
What a lovely piece. I was happy to read after perceiving a tree shaped poem that it was meant to be a tree 🙂. Love it! — taja36
This is so beautiful Brenda, I love your shaped poem. 🙂 — Amanda ♥ Unique Art Chic
I loved this Brenda 🙂 The concrete shape is so clever, and I liked the addition of the Hans Christian Andersen quote. — Laine Jensen
161. Frost Enchants
So touching and poetically beautiful ⭐ — Aquileana
Oh my. Gorgeous ….. — bearspawprint
this certainly dazzled my senses, brenda ) — ksbeth
160. Winter Wonderland
What you did with the inspiration from Carroll’s quotes, making a lovely story involving the season and characters is truly unbelievable. Excellent word paintings, especially the “tippy top of yews” and the phrasing which begins with “feathers fall…” You are magical, Brenda! — reocochran
Wonderful poems Brenda, as I’m someone who refers to himself as a Cheshire Cat, this poem is right up my alley! “Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream only at night.” — Edgar Allan Poe — Cyan Ryan
Oh I love your play on words about Alice! And the photo of course is a wonderland feast 🙂 — Christy Birmingham
This is so beautifully composed with such evocative imagery~ — cindy knoke
159. Evergreen
This was very well inspired by Browning, with a playful touch to it. I (of course) believe that Love is Evergreen… That is one of my favorite Barbra Streisand songs, too! Smiles, Robin — reocochran
Perfect ending. ❤ — hitandrun1964
Lovely Shape Poem and play on the Browning name – I do that, it’s an excellent name to play off. — Cyan Ryan
Ah, that’s beautiful, Brenda!!!! 🙂 — marina kanavaki
158. Winter Goddess
Your poems are the best taste of winter I get, and it’s always moderated so beautifully — dbp49
Lovely imagery! — readinpleasure
That’s lovely, Brenda. I think it can be difficult to write a beautiful winter poem. You made it look easy 🙂 — Laine Jensen
So pretty – your words are the icing on the cake:) so lovely. — words4jp
OH this is Beautiful, visually, lyrically, Beautiful 🙂 I think the goddess is you 🙂 a Word Goddess 🙂 — Morgan
157. Catkin Fuzzy
🙂 this makes me Smile! 🙂 — Morgan
I have never seen such a creature. Wow. Love this poem of yours, as well. — Audrey Dawn – Oldest Daughter Redheaded Sister
156. Crowned Cats
Beautiful words and image.:) — janetweightreed10
Very Avant-garde and imaginative! I love it Brenda 🙂 — Cyan Ryan
Brenda – I feel there is a music attached to your words! — mihrank
155. Tiny Tree
Beautiful:) — janetweightreed10
Lovely. The contrast of the red leaves with the black water is wonderful and your poem is a delight. — Suzanne
So moving and well written! ❤ — cindy knoke
154. Blaze of Glory
Now this is a poem form I can understand, and I totally enjoyed it. It’s beautiful and I thank you for the education. I love learning anything new about writing. Thanks again. — dbp49
I love this poetry form and your beautiful leaves photo. — Leonas Lines
I loved this post. I hope you don’t mind that I linked back to you and mentioned you in my post. Great fun! Thanks for sharing. ❤ — Silver Threading
153. Foggy Bottom
Beautiful poem. — hitandrun1964
That crescendo thingy really worked! – nice pic too, captures the mood for this time of year just as much as the poem. — postaldeliveries
Wow! Nice job on both the syllable count and the mood crescendo. It worked!! (Don’t you love it when it does?) — travelosopher
152. Birdbath Central
So much atmosphere in so few words! Lovely! — postaldeliveries
This is lovely! I like the color and the movement and expressions. 🙂 — Imelda
I really like all your recent fall photos and poems. It makes me nostalgic for my boyhood home in Iowa with all the lovely fall maples. In Texas leaves are either green or brown… holding on by a rare raindrop… or dead. — authormbeyer
Oh, your words paint such beautiful and colorful pictures. The photograph was almost irrelevant… citrine, garnet crystal gems and the blue bird, (blue jay) could be a stained glass image of the birdbath circle of life. — reocochran
I could just picture that little robin with the singular toe, dipping and shivering, you are amazing my dear. Keep it up! — dbp49
151. Dragon Dreaming
I love it. I was wondering if you would mind if I printed this poem and sent it to my daughter to read to Mason, my youngest grandson. I think he would love a dragon. This is really good. Hugs, Barbara — IdealisticRebel
Your poem is just wonderful. You are so creative and create such magical imagery! ❤ — cindy knoke
I LOVE this – brilliant story — kiwiskan
I enjoyed this story/poem. I loved all kinds of tales as a child and still do (The Hobbit and the LOTR trilogy and The Lion, the Witch & The Wardrobe remain some of my favourites). My heart will always remain childlike – keeps me young! — Shery Alexander Heinis
150. Halloween Ballet
A great photo to accompany your poem. I can see the fairy ballet dancers extending those autumnal fruit tinted wings what a delightful fairy show:-) — lavendermoongirlblog
Beautiful words and image. — Lisa Lillibridge/Dakota 1966
I saw this earlier – I am absolutely in love with this piece. I actually had to execute a cabriole – they were a specialty of mine as a dancer – I was able to knock off triples;) of course that was in the 80’s but – thank you dearly for such a wonderful memory. xx — words4jp
Nice imagery! I like your connection to nature and costumes. 🙂 — cindybruchman
149. Happy Halloween!
Spooktacular! — RoSy
148. Pinking
Just the right touch of whimsy! 🙂 — RoSy
All women should be viewed in a positive light, and certainly not for looks. Where did that come from?!!! The more rugged a man looks or the more talent he has no matter how he looks, women seem to be attracted more. So why is it a woman needs to be physically attractive to be noticed? And women are as much to blame for that thinking as men…it’s so silly! Personality is what counts for me, in men and women. 🙂 — SuzyHazelwood
147. Ogden Nashery
Absolutely beautiful on all three counts. The ‘hopper, the Ogden Nash offering, and truly most of all, your rhyme to which I would take off my hat were I wearing one, but since I’m wearing two, the’re both off to you. — dbp49
Well done Brenda, I love that guy 😀 “The cow is of bovine ilk;/ One end is moo, the other is milk” — Mike
What an exciting sighting! The masses may find him tatty, but to me he seems quite natty, and I know Nash would agree! ^_^ — Sunshine Jansen
146. Bare Branches Bloom
Can sense the wind — Yoshiko
Brenda – this is such beautiful image by itself. You have a elegant touch to your post! — mihrank
145. Gossamer Milkweed Etheree
A highly visual piece of poetry. Love it. — mudpilewood
I love your photographs and your words. Hugs,Barbara — IdealisticRebel
Beautiful poem. I love it. Must have a try at this form which I had never heard of before. — Libby
Your poetry is so much fun and so nicely complimented with your photographs. Thanks for sharing — PrairieChat
144. Tree Bling
Vibrant, beautiful leaves, I love your tree leaf bling Brenda, picture and poem! 🙂 I found a quote the other week by Albert Camus “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” It just reminded me of your colourful tree by the river! — SuzyHazelwood
Beautiful rhythms sounding through your poetic words ❤ Love to you Brenda!, Aquileana 😀 — Aquileana
Love, love this uplifting piece and the beautiful art! — Heartafire
143. Journey of the Rainbow Leaf
Excellent verse and image….. — lengesinski
Excellent, Brenda… The ending verses are perfect! Best wishes to you, always, Aquileana 😀 — Aquileana
This is so lovely, so full with autumn and fantasy! I love the line ‘Then it’s sewn into a cape for the Harvest Queen’ the thought of a leaf becoming a cape makes me smile! It seems each passer by found a use for it – ideal recycling! 😀 — SuzyHazelwood
142. Sycamore Lace
very creative and beautiful dear….love to read this as an inspiration for the day today 🙂 — Kavita Joshi
You’re right of course, imperfection, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder – new patches are stronger than the old garment and our scars show where we lived to tell the tale. — postaldeliveries
So creative and beautiful as usual with you! — cindy knoke
141. Thistle Bristle
Bees are so unreliable! Super poem – I love things that rhyme. — postaldeliveries
aaaawwww ❤ somewhere a speck of dandelion dust that had lost its way thanks you for these beautiful words — christybharath
I love the comparison to hedgehogs:) So sweet. — hitandrun1964
140. Get Your Orange On
what a happy poem and i ‘m so excited ) — ksbeth
Oh, I love it! So in the Spirit! It feels like October in Arizona, yea!!!! — bluebutterfliesandme
139. A Pine Tree Wakes
That’s such an elegant poem Brenda, so beautiful and perfect for this season! Did you take those amazing scenes?! 🙂 — SuzyHazelwood
Panoramic poetry Brenda, very much enjoyed this delightful mélange of lyric and scene. — Mike
Oh, it’s so beautiful Brenda!! 🙂 Both the lovely dreamy poem and the beautiful photos!! 🙂 now i want to go there! 🙂The poem and the tree made me think of the Ents in Tolkien’s universe, I love the Ents!! 🙂 — Trini
138. Sunflower Shining
What a lovely poem Brenda! And such a good picture of a gorgeous sunflower – every inch a lady – very elegant!! 🙂 — SuzyHazelwood
Adore this one, Brenda! Yellow is a happy color to me anyway. Today i need a big dose of yellow and sunflowers. Thank you so much. Hugs! — teagan geneviene
Magical! 🙂 — dramamistress
She’s beautiful and graceful and magic:) — hitandrun1964
136. Happy Fall
Beautiful Images!!! — lengesinski
Happy Autumn!!! 🙂 Or God Høst, as we say in norwegian 🙂 🙂 This post is gorgeous!! 🙂 It reminds me for some of reason of Anne of Green Gables! 🙂 I love that book! 🙂 — Trini
I like when you have your garden come to life, through your word pictures. I imagine the fingers of the goldenrod reaching out to touch the silky feel of the milkweed pods bursting open. I also enjoy your fairies quilts of colorful petals, Brenda! Fun times here, every day! — reocochran
135. Dragon Spines
It’s a great picture, but I LOVE the poem. dbp49
Dragons they are! Perfect capture, both the image and poem 🙂 x — beckarooney
Magical, Brenda. — Cynthia Reyes
134. Butterflies Wanted
I so love this post and all your posts! you have the magic touch, XO Jeanne Marie — thinkingpinkx2
133. Roses are Red
Brenda, your words provide a beautiful and magical song…and the image is so very magical…I love it all! Hugs! — Wendell A. Brown
Love the contrast of the red and blue, and your new version of this old verse. — Gallivanta
132. Red Feather
Beautiful poem Brenda! It expresses my usual feelings about approaching winter. — maggiequinn
Brilliant! Big Kudos to you. — Mike
131. Witchy Flowers Three
That was lovely -‘Even the sky weeps with longing’ – what a really beautiful phrase!! They are very YELLOW! Such a sunny flower indeed, I’m sure no fairy could pass them without stopping to admire! 😀 — SuzyHazelwood
Quite a combination of ‘bewitching’ going on! They do cast their spell on me, too! Smiles, Robin — reocochran
Oh you do this so well…. such beautiful writing … it inspires my imagination to take flight. 😀 — kelihasablog
130. Red Dragon Flower
This one really hit my heart. Wonderful. 🙂 🙂 — Lisa
Very nice poem, I like it. — Samm Sanity
129. Blue Wildflower
Had to look close to see the blue stamen. The petals look like little prayer flags. As always your light tripping into the fae world is a joy… even when I am up early now before the sun — julespaige
Beautiful. This little flower has endeared itself to so many over such a long time that I am sure it will be around for your grandchildren. It will make sure of it. 🙂 — Gallivanta
awww gorgeousness filtered through words lit by the sun! — christybharath
128. Sunset Charm
Gorgeous sunset with beautiful accompanying words. I bet that was a magical evening 😀 x — beckarooney
magical dialogue/ between/ words and image — Geo Sans
Perfect combination, with the beauty in the sky and the fun in a child’s giggles, too! Smiles! — reocochran
127. In-Between Weekend
beautiful and exactly how i feel today — ksbeth
Oh, what a gorgeous poem & picture!! 🙂 I love them both! 🙂 Big hugs to you Fairy-Brenda! 🙂 — Trini
Brenda you have just pierced my heart… I have lived a number of similar moments, similar thoughts almost as poetically unfolding in my mind as your creation while walking at our local Beach. Now all an unrepeatable Memory …some times happy to recall sometimes trying to forget to hold the tears back… Photos are not the same, but reading though brought it all back. May you enjoy many more! — Tigress 00 Eyes
126. Full Bloom
Wow! The color is fabulous! Your words are fantastic too! — Silver Threading
What a stunning photo and perfect poem. That is a lush bloom! — Ruth
125. Secret Folk
Delightful little tale!! I’m just imagining that elderly dragon, does he have a little white beard?!! Sunshine flan sound delicious! 😀 — SuzyHazelwood
How sweet, Brenda! Very nicely penned. ❤ — Jackie Saulmon Ramirez
124. Wild Morning Glory
The image of kissing the sun, is exactly how morning glories greet their days! — reocochran
I always feel a shower of beauty when I read your work. — words4jp
123. Dragons Hiding
Fabulous! You’ll have us all chasing after dragons 🙂 — olganm
A sharp eye, a creative mind! Bravo, Brenda! 🙂 — Fabio
122. Uncommon Dragonfly
I LOVE dragonflies! Beautiful words, too 🙂 — Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain’s Wife
What a great photograph. Words and photo are perfect. — hitandrun1964
You wrote, “Always moving toward the next place,/ Where imagination filled in the wood with secrets,/ Caves, trolls, dragons, gnomes, friends and foe.” I love this! It’s how I feel when hiking. — circadianreflections
I’m always excited to see one of your poems! Wonderful work! — kmcrice2014
120. Something Blue
I love this one Brenda, so energising!!! And the last five lines really give a lost soul a lot of hope. ‘What was sad/ Can give you strength./ What stole your voice/ Can make you sing./ Remember the magic.’ This should be song! 😀 — SuzyHazelwood
Utterly Beguiling 🙂 — Morgan
I think you should submit this to a photography contest or put it on the cover jacket of your poetry book, Brenda! Gorgeous and thrilling to see this iridescent creature. — reocochran
Oh my! Is this the beetle you mentioned that likes the Lilies? Actually handsome-looking. 🙂 I especially like your last line — living life with a will. The way we should all live, huh? 🙂 — Sweet as a Picture
118. Make a Wish
Your words are like music – wonderful writing here. — Mary
i love dandelions and your words capture them so well — ksbeth
117. Rainy Renewal
This is beautiful…even the title is lovely. — Heartafire
Oh, Brenda, you gave me faeirie magic again. Thank you!!! I have a smile on my face! Love, Amy — AmyRose
116. White Magic
Beautiful white petunias! I like the ending of this poem. 🙂 — Sweet as a Picture
What a cute story – you always manage that little twist! Nice poem too, of course. — postaldeliveries
spectacular and ethereal “tale”…beautiful flowers as well. — Heartafire
115. Fae Rose Fairy
Oh I love that last line! It really tickled my gardener’s sense of humour 😉 lovely shot, such a pretty colour for a rose x — beckarooney
Must make a note of those ingredients. Clever fairy to make roses in a limerick! — postaldeliveries
You are a mixture of beautiful poet and amazing story teller!! Keep up your good work! I am looking forward to more! — Swetank
114. Marina Fairies
Love it! An excellent poem. — Bastet
Lovely. I can’t wait to get back down to our yacht now to watch those fairies play. — Libby
Oh, how lovely Brenda!! I like Marina fairies! 🙂 — Trini
Now, THAT’S magic, indeed! Wonderful magic! 🙂 — Sweet as a Picture
Greening… what a beautiful concept, Brenda. Hugs! — teagan geneviene
Love this. The opening line had me right away:) — hitandrun1964
112. Frog, Alone
Thank you for reminding me about Frog and Toad. Such beautiful children’s books with simple and clear messages – like your poem. Beautiful. — menomama3
AnElephant, like the world, is grinning. Just wonderful! — AnElephantCant
111. Walden Ponders
Love it! — cindy knoke
Very nice, Brenda, good catch. I love the playful quote, “Catch me if you can.” 🙂 — Jackie Saulmon Ramirez
WOW He’s a remarkable fellow 🙂 Lovely verse you’ve written for him !! — Morgan
109. A Prince, a Wince and a Shy Summer Fairy
Very good Brenda, I loved this little fairy story poem! Fairy cakes is what the British used to call cupcakes, cupcakes, seems to be taking over now, so nice to see a mention of fairy cakes! 🙂 — SuzyHazelwood
You always put smiles on my face… Lovely… — lumar1298
108. Moonflower
Wonderful rhymes, such pretty words and photo 🙂 x — beckarooney
Gorgeous! 🙂 I love your poetry. — Megan
Love it, Brenda! The flower looks luminescent to me! Wonderful post! Cher xo — seaangel4444
107. Silvery Sea Foam
There’s nothing better than a paddle in the sea! A perfectly captured moment 😀 x — beckarooney
what a wonderful laughter that is ) — ksbeth
106. Hieroglyphics in the Sand
AnElephant is enchanted by your words. Because they are magic and because he loves Mermaids. — AnElephantCant
This is supremely, magickally brilliant!!! — cpsingleton42
105. Seabird Sentinel
Love the idea that the bird is a sentinel! — Professor VJ Duke
Lovely as always, I do enjoy the mind voyage of your words! — Cassandra Gordon-Harris
Really meaningful and well penned, dear Brenda. I found these verses truly eloquent: Sometimes, on the inside, / Each of us is like that seabird,/ Watching others play, /Outside, on the edge of other things.
Thanks for sharing and best wishes, Aquileana 😀 — Aquileana
104. Cairn for the Sea
Really like this one – a lot! Great rhyming and flow and sentiment. Of course, all of your writing is good – I just happened to be one notch above too lazy today, (for now), and actually said so 😉 — risinghawk
Fantastic poem (I just love when they rhyme! :))! — paws2smile
As you know, AnElephant too loves the sea, and often writes about it. But with less skill than this little masterpiece contains. Thank you. — AnElephantCant
I feel a strong calming sense of longing and nostalgia in the piece — psychologistmimi
It is like Stonehenge by the sea! Very dark and moody in an artistic way, and your poem matches that mood, almost reads like the start of a novel, very good! 🙂 — SuzyHazelwood
What a clever way of looking at it – Stonehenge by the sea! A beautiful, magical piece of writing 🙂 x — beckarooney
102. Redwood Giants
Nice path for magic… Great poem to go along with it… — lumar1298
When I visited the Redwoods (not in Muir Woods but Yosemite) it was a bitterly cold late spring day — fog changed to rain changed to sleet changed to snow and back again as if whole seasons were trying to cycle in a few hours. People dragged themselves along the path to see them, grumbling under their breath at nature, but the moment they entered the grove it was impossible for anyone to care what the weather was doing. The hush and the towering presence and the timelessness overwhelmed even the young ones so sullen at being cut free from the digital world (“Cell connectivity is lost: thought without interruption” is such a great line!)… I don’t know when I’ll get back to see them again, so thank you Brenda for the mental voyage! — Sunshine
101. Rose Petal Path
O, wow, gorgeous! — Heartafire
Oh I love the scene you describe. It is playing in my imagination 🙂 — Yoshiko
100. Fairy Ballerinas
Wow I love these! — MichelleMarie
“…petal skirts twirl open in full circles.” Sigh. — hitandrun1964
You make the flowers dance. 🙂 — Gallivanta
99. Orange You Blue?
Such a beautiful poem. A great one to lift your spirit. — Megan
You know how to weave and spin those words, using the gossamer of your silken words and the magic of that beautiful mind of yours! The photograph and poetry were gorgeous! Smiles, Robin — reocochran
I love this! Amazing writing. — Mary
98. Fairy Ball Gowns
Absolutely a fairy gown!! 😀 Love the quote above too, altogether quite a beautiful ball gown post! 🙂 — SuzyHazelwood
she is the cinderella of the flower world, in all her natural beauty ) — ksbeth
97. Mushroom from Nature’s Loom
Lovely, Brenda, photo and poem. I am very fond of mushrooms/toadstools, especially in fall. — colorpencil2014
Nature in it’s most fascinating form. — Heartafire
96. Joyful Heart
Lovely photo and great summery photo..I have a thing for a sweet overgrown fence: it usually promises a beautiful garden! — colorpencil2014
Beautiful Brenda, I loved that. 🙂 — richardankerswrites
LOL Great picture to go with your poem:) — hitandrun1964
That sounds so happy and fun! You’ve captured the essense of celebration in your words Brenda. — Dagny
94. Pink Firewitch
Truly magical. Thank you. — Corina Victoria Sein
So pretty! Giving beauty and breathing life to nature and how they are all interdependent. Bees chatting, tasting nectar, olive how you write! — Tracesofthesoul
Beautiful description with lovely dancing words. — toniandrukaitis
93. Sisters
That’s so lovely Brenda!♥ And memories of sharing and love never do fade. and I love the (Thoughts blooming,/ Possibilities looming) I get that with my brother and also my close friend. Connections like that are irreplaceable! 🙂 — SuzyHazelwood
Oh, Brenda, this is absolutely precious. What a perfect image you captured. Just wow. And your poem put tears in my eyes. Thank you. Love, Amy — AmyRose
92. Flower Bower
Lovely!! 😀 — becca givens
Love this…My youngest daughter loves Fairies. She had me paint a fairy Door to place next to our front door so they would know they were welcome in our home. — humptydumptymuralmagic
91. Pink-Gold Sun
Wow! What an outburst of beautiful light! Like how you used this photo to create a lovely poem and post! — Bastet
The embrace of the sun reminds me of a poem my grandmother had over her kitchen sink. It had the sun kissing something. I am not sure if I could find the ‘kiss of the sun’ upon the flowers, but it made me remember my grandmother. For this poem, I am so thankful for the memories, Brenda, that it evoked! Smiles, Robin — reocochran
Fabulous! 🙂 — restlessjo
That’s a gorgeous cornus! Your words describe it wonderfully, it does look like a white butterfly 😀 x — beckarooney
Aahh, stunningly beautiful Brenda, I really floated with that poem! I find butterflies always inspire some wonderful poetry! 🙂 — SuzyHazelwood
89. Papa Poppy
A beautiful allegory Brenda. — Mike
Wow you have a full list of wonderful fatherly examples! Blessings to you sweet friend! 💗💗 — MichelleMarie
I thought the picture was ‘precious’ and the words you chose: exactly right! Wonderful and it would be extra-special for our family, since my grandkids’ grandpa goes by the name of “Poppi!” (My first husband his third wife chose, “Mimi and Poppi,” as their nicknames! Smiles and have a wonderful Father’s Day, Brenda! — reocochran
Beautiful words and presentation! 💗💗 — MichelleMarie
Great ninette! Love the texture of the garden, very beautiful! — Midwestern Plant Girl
Fantastic Brenda 🙂 and I do Love Succulents 🙂 Perfect form as well, as it mirrors their pointy little bodies 🙂 — Morgan
This was a great way to add the authors Grimm! I loved the way the flowers looked all dewy and enchanted! — reocochran
More magic ‘painted’ in words and a photograph. Inspired writing Brenda. I love both the poem and the photograph. Perfect. — thecobweboriumemporium
How I love to read your “Fairy Tales,” Brenda! Lovely pictures to accompany them. 🙂 — kcg1974
❤ Aw Brenda this is SO lovely. The poem is perfect and the photograph of the Bee even more so. I adore Bumble Bees – and love to watch them collecting their ‘swag’. I’m quite sure my neighbours must think I’m crazy – I’ve been known to follow a Bumble Bee around my garden, watching it as it stops and tastes all my flowers. Oh heck – I’ve just realised that I’m a Bee Stalker!!! eeek! 😀 ~ Cobs. x — thecobweboriumemporium
Buzzzzz worthy cuteness:) — words4jp
Such a lovely, fun verse! 🙂 — Joanne
This was a beautiful expression of how the photos made me feel! I love the idea of diamonds and will see them now when I notice dew drops! Smiles, Robin — reocochran
yes, and each day is a chance for renewal, even after the shiniest of rains. — ksbeth
Beautiful poem and photo! Diamonds for sure! — MichelleMarie
Great little conversation, and I love the honeysuckle frappuccino!!! 😀 Those flowers do look perfect for a fairy baby nursery, they swing in them like hammocks! — SuzyHazelwood
Natalie (5) “That’s very cool!”
Lizzie (7) “That was awesome. You wrote a very good fairy tale”
Hannah (9) “Really cool!” — Lisa
So beautiful and eye catching. — afsheenanjum
83. Honeysuckle
What a sweet poem and such a delicate flower to go along with it. I love this, Brenda! — Amy Pinkrose
Oh, so lovely Brenda! I remember the sweet fragrance of honeysuckle from Quito, Ecuador. We don’t have them in Norway, but in Quito they grew in abundance! 🙂 And what a lovely poem! Just as sweet as that fragrance of honeysuckle! 🙂 — Line
82. Lilac Longing
This is totally delightful, Brenda ! — mooonalila
I saw the title and instantly thought of my Grandmother… 🙂 she had beautiful Lilacs and I still can draw in the memory of the fragrance from them when I think of her. Yes, some aches are precious. Thank you Brenda, for the memory your post brought and for the BEAUTIFUL photos of the Lilacs… Take Care… You Matter… )0( maryrose — LadyBlueRose’s Thoughts Into Words
Brenda, I can say I don’t ever remember seeing Lilac’s like that, WOW what beautiful pictures, and the words so fitting. Take care, Bill — FlaHam
Everyone loves the brilliant yellow of forsythias and this poem does the flower ‘proud!’ This was a splendid and bright post today! That fairy was a ‘force to be reckoned with!’ Hugs, Robin — reocochran
This is beautiful. So whimsical it lends magic to the whole scene, until I began to see the flight of a fairy. — mbarkersimpson
Love the visual that the line ” I catch a glimpse of a fairy in flight, sublime,” gives me! 🙂~Karen~ — drapersmeadow4
80. White Wakerobin: Alliterative Haiku
I love the idea of the long tongued bees!! 😀 That’s a really lovely flower – very pretty! — SuzyHazelwood
So lovely, both your words and photo! — thehappyhugger
Very nice Brenda. I had not ever heard of this Haiku before. Love it! — Leonas Lines
Beautiful pictures and words. Love the alliteration! Enjoy your day. 🙂 — Gratitudenist
All that colour is blinding! A spectacular show of photos 😀 a beautiful tribute to mums everywhere, lovely writing x — beckarooney
Gorgeous happy words and pictures. Happy Mother’s Day to you Brenda. 🙂 x — scottishmomus
Magnificent! You have a gift, and no matter what the subject matter, your poetry is inspiring. It’s easy to see the magic when painted with such beautiful words 🙂 — mbarkersimpson
A Fairylicious magic-dream, enchantingly delightful! 🙂 🙂 🙂 — Line
Nice work. What a strange poetic form though – I can see why you got inspired by it. I’m finding myself figuring out a poem as I write this comment. 🙂 — Suzanne
Love the shape of the poem; fits so well with the image and the theme. — Gallivanta
Lovely! I love the symbolism explained in the prose below too. Lastly, thank you for teaching me something new. I had not come across a Nonet before. I am exploring new forms and you are contributing to my discovery. Visual Haiku, Haibun…much appreciated. Peace. ~ Michael — M. Zane McClellan
A great poem, I enjoyed the explanation. For someone like me who loves reading poetry but is often too stumped or lazy to go and work on one herself, it is nice to hear how you work out the lines, syllables etc. — Maria Matthews
76. Ideas Blossom at a Writer’s Conference
I love the thought of ideas blossoming – perfect state of mind! 🙂 — SuzyHazelwood
The term ‘rhythmic cadence’ animates visual movement for the reader in this delightful seasonal piece. Nice. — Mike
75. May Queen
Lovely images here in this beautiful tree. Your poem has captured me. Many thanks to you. — kcg1974
Love the poem, however had to comment on the magnolia. .. It’s breathtaking! No winter issues there. — Midwestern Plant Girl
How beautiful Brenda…. I felt as if I was travelling in a sort of magical trip… I truly admire the way you have mastered the poetic images by linking them to natural realms. Best wishes, Aquileana 🙂 — Aquileana
74. Waiting Flowers
Lovely and magical! “Laughing honeyed breaths” is fab! — Wordifull Melanie
How lovely, sounds like a real fun day – brings back memories of being a child again! 🙂 — SuzyHazelwood
nothing like a little child magic — ksbeth
Lovely description of that magical moment when the sun breaks through. — Gallivanta
73. Ditty on Pink
Makes you feel “in the pink”. Thanks for the Dr Seuss reminder too. — Gallivanta
I love pink- it always makes me happy! Hope you are doing well, Brenda, and enjoying many shades of pink! 🙂 — danesegrandfield
How very lovely both the beautiful photo and poem are. — Easter Ellen
This was purely enchanting Brenda, what a wonderful ode to write for someone. Magical words 🙂 x — beckarooney
Wow this is awesome! Love your writings ~ — Mary
I love this, it is beautiful. “Wet feet connected to earth” Oh I can feel it. — Ms. Vee
That sounds like a really beautiful day – dream like! 🙂 The picture is wonderful – I might be about to land in your tree, as a bee or a fairy!! 😉 — SuzyHazelwood
Such a bucolic universe. I love the imagery you have achieved through those natural poetic images. Hope you have a great week ahead, Brenda, Aquileana 🙂 — Aquileana
Brenda, I have been a follower for a few months now, and your pictures and poems amaze me, I didn’t think that so many pictures could show so much beauty, and I thought I would tire of seeing the pictures but I haven’t. I enjoy them as much today as I did the 1st time I viewed your blog. Thank you, Bill — FlaHam
Your photo is gorgeous! I love how the forsythia frames the daffodils 🙂 our daffs are over here now, it’s nice seeing you write about them! Beautiful poem too, yours and Wordsworths 😀 x — beckarooney
beautiful and i love how certain memories stay with us forever ) — ksbeth
69. Infernal Internal Poem: Fae Clan
What a poetic blast, Brenda… Really very well penned. The second stanza is highly beautiful, honey. Best wishes and happy weekend , Aquileana 😛 — Aquileana
wonderful 🙂 — the echo of the whole sea
You can make the fungus among us look and feel so lovely;) — words4jp
Awesome poem! I’ll keep seeing a drunk little fairy on every cherry tree now lol 🙂 gorgeous photos too! x — beckarooney
A very charming image – I can just see her skating down that cherry blossom branch, drunk with cherry blossom aroma!! 😀 — SuzyHazelwood
Hello Brenda, I stopped by to read more !!!… A very dyonisian approach… But quite more harmless as we just get drunk with the scent of the cherry trees in blossom. Your writing is very evocative. And in this particular poem: bucolic and with a baroque imagery… Very well written, honey. Best wishes, Aquileana 😛 — Aquileana
That’s so gorgeous. Some of your faery poems, stories and photographs would make the most delightful book for parents to share with children. Have you ever thought of publishing online? You can get hard copies published quite simply. It could be a good seller and be quite a magical addition to any little girl’s library – not to mention a wonderful stimulus to the imagination. — Suzanne
Mesmerizing and beautiful! I like how you are writing these nature poems and making us feel spring. I feel delighted to read your poems every week, so motivating and refreshing in their own way. ❤ it! — Amreen Bashir Shaikh
Wow I don’t think I would be brave enough to try this poetry style! If normal haikus give me a headache imagine what this would do to me. . . LOL enjoyed and admire this post, your hyacinths look wonderful! 😀 x — beckarooney
Beautiful hyacinths, Brenda. Love your poem, and I’ve made a note of the form. Don’t think I’ve tried writing this form before. — Freeda Baker Nichols
Beautiful. I love the imagery, and the playfulness. This form seemed perfect for the poem. I am truly impressed 🙂 — mbarkersimpson
That’s a lovely poem! 🙂 So did you sing this in the woods on your way!? 😉 And you’re right, it should be ocean day. I read that on a post on a Tumblr blog saying that very same thing. It’s funny how it’s not really been noticed until recently – why do we say we live on earth?! 🙂 — SuzyHazelwood
That is such a lovely poem Brenda!! You are such an amazing writer!! And I also love the flowers very much 🙂 The Earth is so beautiful! — Line
double beauty, words and pictures ) — ksbeth
65. Happy Easter
How festive and delightful — psychologistmimi
Colorful and magical. The flowers so welcome to see. — Ruth
I love it, and the images are stunning! ❤ — Jackie Saulmon Ramirez
That’s a real celebration of spring Brenda – so beautiful!♥ And that is a Magnolia tree – I love Magnolia flowers against blue sky – gorgeous!! 😀 — SuzyHazelwood
Hi Brenda…Happy Easter! I have the most beautiful smile on my face…it is there because this post made me feel so good inside the love and light is bubbling out of me!! Happy spring….Blessed Weekend…happy life! — lorriebowden
64. Pink Fairy Camo
Oh, I love love love this!! 🙂 My mother used to tell me that little trolls were hiding under the roots of fallen trees. I have always looked for them in there 🙂 Here in India I went fairy watching in the very early dawn at a Lotus Lake in a park. I thought, the fairies must live in Lotuses! 🙂 Oh, and there is a card on its way to you now!! Hihihi! 🙂 — Line
I find this poem enthralling. — authormbeyer
I love the way the realism of the last line contrasts so vividly with the sweet magic of the first three. Well done. — Suzanne
Bren, thank you for writing for the challenge! I enjoyed reading this post. I too loved riddles when I was a child and used to play riddle games with my friends a lot. You just made me relive that moment with this post. This was so beautifully done 🙂 — Amreen Bashir Shaikh
What a lovely take on the prompt – I can hear her, you brought her to life beautifully. — mbarkersimpson
Wow. I love how you used the quinzaine in this way and had it accompany this beautiful flower! It conjures up wonderful images of the Fae Queen and her faeries! ♥♥♥ — Fay Meling von Moltke Pao, R.TCMP, R.Ac
Beautiful! I liked the way you worded this! I love nature and I like how you incorporate it in your poems. I am glad that you wrote twice for this challenge and made this week’s challenge fun! Your writing is amazing as always! Keep writing such great poems ever! — Amreen Bashir Shaikh
Thank you for this lovely gift of writing this morning!!!! I can’t wait for you to make a published copy so I can hold in my hands and read when I wake up. 🙂 — serendipityherbals
I love how the words you chose give a sense of the bird’s motion (the flittering of chickadees!). It really makes you see the bird’s flight through words! — Kirsten
Hi Brenda! Beautiful Etheree.. How I love thee 🙂 — kipyang
A wonderful poem. It takes a lot of talent to write such an intriguing poem but to also make it into a perfect pyramid? Wow, well done. — Maggie Thom
Never heard of an etheree before, Brenda. What a lovely little device – and a great poem. — kateshrewsday
60. Full Bloom Tanka
oh what joyful verse! — naturerestoresme
so happy and wonderful ) — ksbeth
59. Dreaming in Cherry Blossoms
Wow this is such a beautiful post, words and photos alike! The third image is my favourite, that pink is sensational. A great blast of spring! 😀 x — beckarooney
A beautiful, magical poem and gorgeous photos as well 🙂 — Wordifull Melanie
This is really beautiful – so elegant!! ❤ I love your cherry blossom picture, under the tree, wonderful! I absolutely love pink cherry blossom, and that looks like a dream. Is the cherry tree in your garden? — SuzyHazelwood
Hehe! Never heard of this form BUT I love that your famous person was one of the 3 little pigs! — Wordifull Melanie
Wow! This is wonderful! …. I enjoyed the scene, the imagery and must say, you did a brilliant job with this. I am so happy indeed! Thank you for your participation 🙂 — Amreen Bashir Shaikh
Wow very good rhyming! That’s hard to do! I love this! — MichelleMarie
Brenda, LOVED this compostion. I LOVED what it says to me. Bless you!!! (((HUGS))) Amy — Amy Pinkrose
56. The Path toward Spring: Haiku Kai
Beautiful words and certainly an appropriate time of year for such wonderful insights… I always love your words… I get the feeling of the great old Masters of Poetry’s Past when reading you…. Great job well done, Thank you, cloudy — claudytheartist
this is purely lovely! kudos~ — Cindy Knoke
Lovely poem for my favorite time of the year. — The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap
Do you hear my soul sighing ….???? — Amy Pinkrose
Gorgeous! — alexraphael
Interesting photo of lavender but even more interesting is its associating its being a haiku. 🙂 — Carol Balawyder
54. Spring is Sprung
Three cheers for the fairies! ! — Audrey Dawn – Oldest Daughter Redheaded Sister
Spring has definitely sprung, thank you fairies! Lovely cheery post 😀 x — Beckarooney
I love this! — gorge thomas
53. Winter Red Ditty
Beautiful house, beautiful poem! — Cindy Knoke
Lovely Brenda. I particularly like the ‘branches entwining in red towers’ reminding me of ‘Rapunzel’ -:) — lavendermoongirlblog
The beauty of words entangled with a beauty for the eyes. Was missing this. — Charlypriest
52. Dancing Memento
I love this Brenda! The picture is perfect and your words describe that feeling so well. I’m a former ballerina and taught a class of 4-10 year olds. I’ve watched my daughter take her first class and it was a precious moment. This was such a lovely gift to read. — KarinKateriKei
You should be published! ( Or maybe you are already.) — Stacey
What a beautifully written and touching story. The photo is so lovely. The innocence and creative energy of all those little girls is something to behold. — Suzanne
Awesome! — Wendell A. Brown
I learn so much from you, Brenda! I had no idea that poetry had such a wide collection of variations! I love those blue berries, that resemble sapphires. I can see why the creatures would be attracted to their jeweled appearance! This was simply lovely, my dear! Hugs, Robin
Gorgeous and full of hope, Brenda! — kateshrewsday
How wonderful.. the friendliness of the neighbour’s lights.. naani.. have to remember that. — Björn Rudberg (brudberg)
thanks for sharing this form. a cheerful poem as the day ends — moondustwriter
love the pink and the return of the friendly. also enjoyed the form, i’ve never heard of this before — ksbeth
Coolio. I like the new type of poem style. And the capture was awesome. — Professor VJ Duke
Thank you for the fun post, I like limericks! 🙂 I try to write them myself sometimes – but I don’t get very far. 😐 My Dad would have liked this I’m sure – he was from Dublin. The Irish love their limericks! 🙂 — SuzyHazelwood
i love this lucky limerick post and especially the artwork! — ksbeth
I greatly enjoyed your St. Patrick’s Day composition and offerings, many thanks. Sláinte 😀 — Mike
Yay! Renewal! — Winding road
Ah, reminds me of the thaw in Narnia. I keep expecting to see Mrs Beaver ushering the four Pevensey children through the melting snow… — kateshrewsday
47. Fairy Garden Joy
Absolutely precious!!! Heart is in my throat with this one! xxoo, Amy — Amy Pinkrose
Yay! What great fun. Fairy wings everywhere and a birthday to celebrate. Yay! — hitandrun1964
Lovely lovely!! — willowdot21
46. The In-Between
Brenda, I have come back to this twice today — I loved it this morning (before the day I had) and I love it even more at the end of the day (after I let the day I had melt away). So well done! — fairydisenchantment
The In-between, the negative space, the reverse silhouette – it all has a part in the creative process. Love this. But of course, I love all of your poems. You are very talented. — reneejohnsonwrites
Brenda – I so like your take on the in-between times! Well done — Theresa
Oh Brenda!!! This is amazing!!!! You are amazing!!!!!!!! — Tracy
Brenda, The photo was amazing, and I appreciate the poem greatly. Please take care, Bill — FlaHam
What an amazingly beautiful photo!! I also very much liked your poem! 🙂 I find dusk and dawn to be the most magical times a day, I like everything in between 🙂 Like autumn and spring 🙂 I especially liked the first two verses 🙂 — Line
Simple yet beautifully written — jolaobi
This piece has a great aural quality when read aloud – well done Brenda — Mike
How sweet Brenda! 🙂 Children will love this 🙂 — Line
Hilarious, Salt it is. 😛 — seeker
A vivid poem with more than a hint of magic — Maria Matthews
Such a sweet and lovely poem Brenda! And the most beautiful flower! You really have a very vivid imagination! You must be a fun person to be around! 🙂 — Line
I envy your talent — IdealisticRebel
This is magical, Brenda. Love your photo and your words lifted my spirits tremendously. Woo-hoo! Spring is ALMOST here!!! Yes!!! Love, Amy — Lady Pinkrose
43. Meditation on Golden Leaves
Wonderful Brenda! I love your connection to nature, and this poem speaks so beautifully of that connection which we all such acknowledge within ourselves. — Line
Beautiful picture and words! — Gill McGrath
I liked this very much, its colors and words, combining together well as the harmony and melody of nature’s tune! — reocochran
42. Trumpets Sounding: American Haiku
This is really great! 🙂 — Victor Terrien
The poem and the picture are both beautiful, thanks for sharing, Nitin — Nitin
Great to extend my haiku knowledge with this your American haiku. — Gallivanta
41. Sunshine Spell
How cute! I will remember this and say it every time I long for blue sky and fun! Really good for children as well 🙂 — Line
Very nice Brenda! Thanks for making me smile. 🙂 Lots of love — Just Patty
Brenda, I completely get this, LOL, I am not nearly as dense as I thought. Yes even here in FL I am looking forward to the summer blue skies, heat humidity and all. Take care, Bill — FlaHam
What a lovely and heartwarming poem! I thoroughly enjoyed it 🙂 Happy Valentines day to you too!! 🙂 — Line
Beautiful poem! Have a wonderful Valentines Day also my sister…Hugs and blessings always! — Wendell A. Brown
It’s astonishing how easy is for you to write about wonderful things…To write about love the way you do…. — benvenutocellini
39. I Can Fly
Invigorating poem. A great feeling! — The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap
oh, i love the feel of the sparkly, fairy dust blowing on me from the tree – perfect ) — ksbeth
Magical. — Suzanne
Oh me too! I stopped believing for a while but I’m back in Neverland and it’s glorious. Lovely words to go with your photo. It all looks so magical. 🙂 x — scottishmomus
38. Old North Wind
Love, “roads bisected by slushy ruts”. I can just see them now, in my head and right outside my door. Excellent, Brenda! — acuriousgal
beautiful pics and words, and thank you so much for the 40 days ’til solstice reminder. i’m going to make it after all! — ksbeth
Blow your snow over to The Holler please…..it is dying of draught. Beautifully written of course~ — cindy knoke
I love the ‘Your icy breath is a knife!’ 🙂 Oh yes – it certainly feels like that sometimes! Are you still getting a lot of snow? Not so much as a sprinkle of white stuff where I am – yet! Some very icy cold knife ferocious wind and rain though, especially today. I’m glad I was at home, in the warm and dry place! 🙂 — SuzyWordmuser
37. Ice Snails
I absolutely LOVE this:) — hitandrun1964
Oh Brenda!! This is so wonderful!! You are truly gifted!!!!!! Thank you!!! — Tracy
Oh, this one made MY little heart sing! How absolutely delightful. I’ll be smiling in my dreams tonight. — heutzie
36. Ode to a Snowday
Blissful, calm, peaceful! Wow! This really made me fall in love with winter again. Spectacular words & an apt ode. I liked the images you added to the poem which complimented the imagery. Wonderful job Brenda! I’m truly inspired! — painttheworldwithwords
35. Weather Witch
This should be a children’s book — acuriousgal
Great pics, great words, great ending ) — ksbeth
Very beautiful picture, and text is amazing, too! — Inese Poga Art Gallery
Loved the imagery the words conjured! — Casey
The picture grabbed my attention and the poem kept me here – great post, Brenda. — gpcox
LOVE every scrap of word, and the photo is amazing! I want to live in one of those houses!!! Beautiful! — serendipityherbals
34. Beauty in the Broken Places
Stunning, Brenda. what a lovely message. I saw Cohen in Barcelona a couple of years back. He is the man with “the golden voice”. All the best. — Emy Will
Wonderful poem and images! Have a wonderful and blessed week my sister! — Wendell A. Brown
The imagery, the movement and the words go so well together! — psychologistmimi
33. Ditty on Tracks
I do admire the wild creatures and their pep and vigor, even in the midst of the frozen tundra! These little hopping birds in your ditty are cute! I love birds, of course, wonder why they are so cheerful? I try to be, but cannot always in this bitter cold… Robin — reocochran
LOVE IT!!!! 
— Jonathan Caswell
Hurray! What lovely chirrupy words, hun — biahelvetti
32. Of Crystal Palaces and Brothers
I love this poem! As a literary blogger, I admire Samuel Taylor Coleridge, so I love the fact that he’s an inspiration for this. Great piece. — theparisreviewblog
Oh beautiful my friend — Morgan
You nailed this Brenda, beautiful picture and poem! — findingmyinnercourage
What a sweet story! True sweet, not saccharine sweet. — travelosopher
You’ve captured sibling relations perfectly, once again! (And yes, I think that is a brilliant epigram) — biahelvetti
31. Frost Fairies, Pas de Deux
This use of Tracy’s photographs was inspiring! Your words about the deux who met, eyes of blue and green, their fairy dances in the frozen tundra, along the river’s banks, with the way you chose the thorny place for them to meet and hide together, Excellent writing, Brenda! — reocochran
Love it, so pretty. — Stacey
Brenda…you are so gifted!!! Your prose so lovely!!! Thank you for honoring me by including my photos!!!! I love your poetry! I admire your talent…I may be able to take pictures, but I could never write like that! — Tracy
Wow! From fairy tales to amazing poems! You rock Brenda! — Donicia
Brenda, I have read more poetry in the last month because of you than I have the entire rest of my life. I am like a baby in the crib, I understand so little of what I read, and the structure of your poems. But I am enjoyng the words and the images I get from those words. Thanks, Bill — FlaHam
30. Tan Renga Invitation: A Silent Cry
I see the eagle as not only majestic but as a strong spirit guide — there is something “royal” about them!
I like your rendition and additional Haiku with it!! — becca givens
I liked your spiritual completion — Björn Rudberg (brudberg)
Wonderful and beautiful. — hitandrun1964
Nice continuation of the Tan Renga Brenda and what a good idea to invite another poet to conclude your haiku given here. Very nice idea …. maybe I can make it a Special feature for Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. — Chèvrefeuille
She sounds wonderful, Brenda. Love this! — Audrey Dawn – Oldest Daughter Redheaded Sister
My favorite so far. Love it. — Sandra
Oh, that was lovely! And magnificent at the same time! ❤ — L&A
Ooh look! ILEX. [Holly] Great story! — Midwestern Plant Girl
28. American Haiku: Silent Bathhouse
Brenda, I’ve never heard of an American Haiku. I learn something new from you every time I visit. I found this to be very clever, I loved it!! — acuriousgal
I think this is excellent. But the professor doesn’t know much about haikus. — Professor VJ Duke
Oh i like this. I did not know this form existed and it does seem challenging. You’ve done a great job with this ) — ksbeth
27. Sonnet: Let the Sun Set on Hatred
Perfection! — cindy knoke
Fabulous. The sound of it stays with you — psychologistmimi
Wise words of encouragement Brenda, it’s really tough to remember that hate and anger destroy us more than they hurt the person / people we direct them at. And you’re absolutely right, picking up a pen (or a keyboard) at those moments is far more productive. This really struck my heart today as we are all obviously seething on our side of the ‘pond’ over this BBC / Jimmy Saville scandal and I spent a sleepless night with my blood boiling. Finally the light filtered through the curtains, I groan, switch on the laptop and BAM honey, you did it again! Your wise words were waiting for me – you are an absolute earth-angel and the sugar and spice in my gingerbread slice, thankyou! x — biahelvetti
Very creative…love it. — Anja
I love it! I’m going to read this to my son when he gets home from school and have him draw a “drooling snow monster.” — Janna
Adorable! And, hopeful…scary guy better run…cuz the sun’s coming for him:) Hope springs eternal. — hitandrun1964
This is so wonderful! bravo~ — cindy knoke
I always think there’s something a little grim and defiant about those little fir trees – and you’ve captured it! Reminds me of Thorin and co… — biahelvetti
Roots intertwined, Indeed. I’ve yet to master the Tanka, you do it so naturally — andy1076
B E A U T I F U L — Go Scribbles
Beautiful , a thorny subject! — willowdot21
Charming poem! — irinadim
Beautiful! Such a lovely story, enjoyed the read x — beckarooney
Absolutely lovely poem!!For me your poem, fairy tale haiku and pictures are inspiring and comforting, you succed in passing the comfort in nature so it really feels like it’s meant for each of us. And after reading this post – it feels a bit easier and a bit less alone, to go out in the dark morning, put my self in the traffic jam and go to the office. — panikikubik
I agree with the comment above. There is something about your poem and photo that conveys the way nature nourishes our souls. — Suzanne
A lovely magical tale. When I walk I’m often looking through the winter trees at a sunset, so peaceful! — lavendermoongirlblog
Your words make me feel how I felt about the world when I was ten. You have such a gift! — Middlemay Farm
22. Oak Leaf Tanka
Love this Tanka….never knew what one was until I read your site!!! Well done, Brenda! — acuriousgal
Awww kissing spring buds. That made me smile. — Anja
So Creative Brenda. Love the Tanka Rythmic Melody — artistryofcolinhall
Beautiful. — mistylayne
21. Grab Your Coat! It’s One Below Zero!!
Magic. As always. — AnElephantCant
Bundle up you snow monsters as you dash away in the snow!! — Sun
Fanciful and heart-warming; always a pleasure to read your work ^_^ ❤ — alainafae
What a lovely winter tale of fun, and a great photo. I’m longing for some cold white snow….so far it’s all been howling gales, horizontal rain and buckets of mud beneath our boots in Scotland this winter! I love the way snow brightens the whole landscape…..*dreaming now*! — greenmackenzie
Awesome! I knew you would knock it out of the park — risinghawk
Awww that was so lovely!!!! — Anja
Perfect…..just like kids throwing off their blankets — acuriousgal
I like this! Reminded me of Dr. Seuss books — fergusandthedruid
19. Midwinter Song
This is so beautiful and makes me remember how lovely midwinter is:-) even on the shortest day!!! — Tracy
Ah! Such a PERFECT midwinter song! (I really like that you called it a song, too. Somehow, that makes it even more perfect.) — travelosopher
Wonderful picture Brenda-so colorful and festive-and the song is perfect! — littledogslaughed
18. Taste of Winter in the Pathya Vat
It’s a wonderful poem, Brenda! — jamborobyn
AnElephant loves your poetry, especially when you write about fairies. And your education is fascinating. Thank you for both. — AnElephantCant
Your words are always spiralling into poetry! — benvenutocellini
This is just absolutely wonderful. — Ye Pirate
I like this one! 
Fairies wanting cherries or sugar plums sounds very amusing, and those berries do look like they could be fairy plumbs!!! That’s a lovely snowy picture by the way, the red berries really add some seasonal colour! — suzywordmuser
Awesome! So whimsical and colorful, the picture and the words both — alainafae
This is a lovely colorful picture! Very nice – words and picture. — Elephant
I love this tale!!! But of course I love anything with fairies. whimsical and wonderful. — Anja
How do you do it, and on such consistent basis? — The Jogging Dad
Very cool with the “Think ornamental vegetable!” Got a laugh imagining faeries telling one another that! — J. Casey
What a beautiful photo. And words to match. ‘Citrine dream’….’Gold honey blizzard’. Delicious. — scottishmomus
What an incredible iPhone image! It is one of the most beautiful that I’ve seen this season! And the poem … ah! — George Weaver
I love this and agree with the other comments…delicious, indeed. — unawarebutunderlined
Thank you Brenda for taking me off into the land of the sublime once again. — KidazzleInk.com
Beautiful words.. Beautiful poem..!! (oh, the picture… STUNNING). — Rivera
15. Humongous Fungus
Fantastico! I think I shall get the kids to recite that this evening and see who can do it fastest I love that word ‘dalrymple’, stunning — biahelvetti
So great, glad you posted this. It reminds me of roald dahl, with your wit and clever use of words. — ksbeth
Fungus fun!!!! I love it!! — Tracy
Stunning..!! (She’ll be “The Talk” for sure..!!) — Rivera
Love it:) — hitandrun1964
Adorable!! I must say those hands do look like royalty!! — words4jp
13. Care to Dance?
What a wonderful lyrical poem…. and I really like the photograph…. you always make me smile and feel magick…Thank you for just being you. Take care…You Matter… )0( maryrose — LadyBlueRose’s Thoughts Into Words
Love this…so wonderful — Morgan
Hmmm…6/8 is where the magic is. — paulscribbles
Makes me want to get up and dance! — laughwithme45
Loooooove this, Brenda! — acuriousgal
I love this beautiful poem, I just woke up on this smoky looking day, and your poem matched the plants here. How gorgeous! What a word and feeling master you are!!! — serendipityherbals
I am in love with the smokebush!!!! Can they grow in northern Vermont?! And your poem is perfect!! — Tracy
11. For Caregivers on Halloween: Grandmother Tree
Beautiful poetry – be like a grandmother tree protecting and allowing new life to grow free and strong. ♥ nice! — Sun
I like this poem and its deep meaning, such a lovely tribute to caretakers, aunts, uncles, mothers, dads and grandparents, of course! I love the way it sounds when read aloud, I whispered the words like a prayer or chant! The older leaves falling to kiss her younger ones, such a wonderful image! Happy Halloween, my friend, Brenda! — reocochran
Beautiful! Happy Halloween — Morgan
Wow. I enjoyed reading this (= — ἇRVℎℰℰ
I think you handled it exceptionally! — Professor VJ Duke
Fabulous photo and great story. — willowdot21
Wow.. Your photos are amazing.. perfect for the excellent poem you’ve written. (= — Ar Vhee
Your photos are superior by far…. Wonderful poem; etherees always feel like they end on the promise of more. — fairydisenchantment
Always a pleasure to read your stories and poems! Brilliant — Donicia
8. Gnome Homes
Poetry done well. Don’t risk it! lol — Leah Smithson Contemporary Artist
I love this, the difference between a tasty mushroom and a poisonous toadstool is a matter of appearance until consumed. Then OH! boy you know. Lovely ditty. 
lovely post. X — willowdot21
Delightfully cute, I am reading looking and the photo and imagining fantasy creatures looming underneath — Oloriel
Wow! I can’t imagine being 100! Grandpa is so lucky to have such a loving family and of course a furry friend to share life with is a requirement in my world Happy bday g-pa! — Midwestern Plant Girl
Thank you for this wonderful post. The rose reminds me of my Grandpa, who didn’t quite get to 100 but had a garden full of roses. — mabbsonsea
Wonderful…video and all…congrats to all of you and happy, happy on your grandfather. — hitandrun1964
Very very beautiful dear I loved them both. The children were lovely. — Ajaytao2010
Aw, the words are so sweet and tender! Beautiful pics too. — Uzoma
Hi Brenda, just thought you should know your words are magical!! Have a great day! — acuriousgal
I love field mushrooms and you have done them proud in this clever poem. Thank you for putting a smile on my face. — Maria M
This is a cute poem, I can just imagine those mini wood elves underneath using them for a cap. Also it reminds me of how awesome my mom’s homemade mushroom soup is. Which actually sounds pretty good right now, because it’s already getting chilly over here. — shannon213
i love this, the words, the visual, and the twist at the end. — ksbeth
4. Where the Cello Sounds Divine
Love love this one, Brenda. I can hear the music here. — Imelda
Yes I can hear it too!! Lovely you talent you! — cindy knoke
They say the cello’s sound is the closest to human voice. Great news here! Cheers, and courage… Thanks. — Borut Kantušer
Your photos & poetry are beautiful. — Samantha
2. Garden Green
Absolutely wonderful! Finding tranquility is difficult to find in this day and age. Looks like you found it along with some magic. This post made me smile and feel happy for you! — Maureen
I think you just described paradise. — Imelda
Edinburgh is a beautiful city although I haven’t visited in years. Disgraceful. One short train journey would see me there.
Or a poem such as this. Beautifully expressed. I could see myself in Princes Street gardens – a haven of tranquillity in the midst of the city. Remembering and capturing that so well, a gift. Kudos and thank you for sharing. A very pleasant poem to read as I sip my Sunday morning coffee. Calm before heading into the busyness of the day ahead.x — Scottishmomus
— Imelda — Donniedarkogirl — Imelda
Friendly Fairy Tales 
Thid poetry page goes on and on and on and on—delightfful!
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