starry petals,
snow foreshadowed
their fall
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Tag Archives: nature
Salt Marsh Ditty
Snail sets sail
on cordgrass stalk.
Gulls squawk.
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Let Me
Let me be the shadow
under your bloom,
the stone that
lifts you,
the lichen that
breaks rock to soil. Continue reading
By the Brambles
Groundhogs amble past brambles.
Winter torpor adds a weighty waddle
to their dandelion waltz. Continue reading
Orchid Haiku
Green Veil
Used with Permission of Photographer Suzanne Miller
when in doubt
seek the green veil, the wet leaves
the benediction
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Moon River
shades of silver
moonlight on an icy river
frozen in time
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Change Magic
women can stand together
voices raised
our magic circles the globe
the Second Women’s March
on every continent
yes, even Antarctica Continue reading
Siren Summer
Summer’s Siren Song
makes me long for warmth
dream of hot sunshine
on my bare arms and remember
the relief of leaf-cast shade
and lakewater teasing my ankles. Continue reading
Winter Dandelion
dandelion down,
its frozen petals and stem
hoard sunshine
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Icy Green Heart
the forest’s green heart
taps an icy morse code,
calling the sun
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Raspberry Leaves
tiny hydrangea flowers
hide among raspberry leaves,
like autumn-hued beacons
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