Looking Up

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hope rises like heat
like a balloon let go
like prayers Continue reading

Lune for the Moon

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gray and white,
clouds unroll like mummy wrappings
for the moon

Notes: Happy October! I’m gearing up for Halloween. Continue reading

Dinosaur Dawn

Canadian Kestrel

Used by Permission of Cindy Knoke

Baby Oriole

Used by Permission of Cindy Knoke

Hummingbird with pink cheek

Used by Permission of Cindy Knoke

When dinosaurs greeted the dawn,
perhaps they tweeted and twittered,
while they preened and flirted,
just as their modern descendants
greet the dawn with a chorus that
rattles shutters and billows curtains. Continue reading

Stories are Spirits

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Perhaps stories are spirits
that live in our world. Continue reading

Sandy Treasures

Broken shell in the sand

Sandy treasures are
tossed by storms
like living toys. Continue reading

In the PINK

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When my spirits sink,
I give a saucy wink
and don’t overthink,
because soon enough —
I’ll be in the pink. Continue reading

Fairy Carport

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Would a fairy drive a car
shaped like a cedar branch
with green needle fenders?
Maybe a maple leaf flying carpet?
I’d want a Japanese model,
red and sporty, Continue reading

Water Nymph

Bronze statue of young girl

still maiden
sentinel spruces enfold
green glen, act three Continue reading

To a Winged Moth

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Moving between worlds,
egg to leaf,
leaf to stone,
stone to leaf,
leaf to tree,
caterpillar to cocoon. Continue reading

Goodbye, Summer

Seagull in front of sand castle by the sea, Atlantic Ocean

Goodbye, summer.
Goodbye, beach. Continue reading

Iris Giants

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My garden is peopled
with bearded giants,
purple, plump, and
peppered with gold dust. Continue reading

Take Me Home, Country Road

Allis State Park, Vermont, from the Fire Tower, sunny day

Wheels crunching gravel,
we ventured off paved roads
to find our hearts beat
in the wild places Continue reading