Strength in Contrast

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purple and yellow
delicate spires and broad leaves
but contrast succeeds

when we are free to disagree,
we make each other stronger

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Girls Gather

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girls gather
on swings, flying high
laughter on the wind

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Message from a Rock Wall

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be the flower
growing in dry spaces,
roots dug deep  Continue reading

The Writing Life

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a lone tulip
in a sea of blooming phlox,
the writing life

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Lion Around

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lion around
in lilac-scented sunshine,
a yellow mellow

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A Tulip of Thanks

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tulips tremble
with thanks for every raindrop,  Continue reading

Spring Blue

Just budding trees against a blue sky

the first bumblebee
an envoy from under stone,
sun salutation

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#PoetryFriday — Starry, Starry Spring

Flowering Tree

starry petals,
snow foreshadowed
their fall

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Salt Marsh Ditty

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Snail sets sail
on cordgrass stalk.
Gulls squawk.

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Words Keep Me

Pink Hyacinth in Rain

implacable rain
drenches skin, soil and stem but
my words keep me dry

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Orchid Haiku

White orchids

orchid open,
the sky in summer
a child’s heart

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Signs of Spring

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snow doesn’t stick
buds burst, robins return
it’s spring

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