Two weeks of warm, squashy, beating-heart silence,
trapped in an ever-shrinking space, unable to stand or stretch,
until finally I figure out what that egg tooth is for,
peck-peck-pecking until CRACK, the light pours in,
the blue sky winks through veiling green leaves, Continue reading
violet spears
daintily paint the sky
with possibility
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a burbling song
wind in leaves harmonizes,
summer arpeggios
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time-brewed
birch bark-scented
wisdom
wait
listen
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she rose above
her naysayers and nodded yes,
you can do it, too
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pink petals
scent rises like hope
music on the wind
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sea holly hats,
fascinators on the thinnest stems
with royal collars
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the cheeriest blooms
bring the sun
out of hiding
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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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sun-filled petals,
scalloped and scented,
soft as new baby’s skin
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Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.
— William Shakespeare
If you love books pulsing with voice, that magical quality that brings characters to life, you’ll love It’s Not Jack and the Beanstalk, by Josh Funk, illustrated by Edwardian Taylor, Two Lions, 2017. Continue reading
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