One last effort to
find the shore
before the
Chesapeake Bay Bridge,
we turn toward
Cape Charles.
Two miles. What will we find?
A longer trip, for one.
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Tag Archives: nature
Turning Circles
heart-shaped spots,
sun spots
flit, flutter and dance
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Scilla Song
You should sing the blues,
but your music’s too sweet,
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Earth Tones
Creeks sing to wake the frogs.
New leaves whisper, waking the wind.
Old, crooked trees have their own
music, a quiet unfurling of
wandering woodland notes.
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A Butterfly Charm
American lady
butterflies
charm and
delight
every child.
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Fantasy of Summer
Waves of heat bake golden sand,
splashed by frothy waves. Gulls
and sandpipers dot grassy dunes.
A long, tall drink comes to hand.
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Color of a Rose
Used with Permission of Resa Swork
Meeting McDoodle
Hyacinth Hats
Purple party hats prickle
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Snow Flowers
Snow showers
bury
spring flowers
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Echos
Anyone who falters to a stop,
mid breath, and
lets her words breathe,
then echo,
then die,
is a poet.
Find the Divine
Fresco at University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis Used by Permission of Laura Purdie Salas
The fairy tale, the prosaic,
the absurd and the divine,
find their way into myth,
story, art and rhyme.
Friendly Fairy Tales 