Note: This is my first attempt at a lune, and I was in a rhyming mood. A lune is a haiku variant with syllable count of 5-3-5 instead of the usual 7-5-7. Morgan wrote a magical one. I know I saw one a few weeks ago on Poetry Friday, but then I lost track of who’d written it. If it was you, let me know, and I’d be happy to link up.

Thanks to Michelle Heidenrich Barnes, a prolific poet and champion of poetry, at Today’s Little Ditty for hosting Poetry Friday.

Poetry Friday with kids

The butterfly is a Tiger-Striped Longwing (Heliconius ismehius). The photo was taken at the Boston Museum of Science’s Butterfly Garden.

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April 13, 2016

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Photography, Poetry

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Scilla Song

Blue scilla flowers

You should sing the blues,
but your music’s too sweet,
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April 12, 2016

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Earth Tones

Creekbed and bare trees with a smidge of green

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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April 11, 2016

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Photography, Poetry, Tales for Kids of All Ages

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A Butterfly Charm

Orange Butterfly

American lady
butterflies
charm and
delight
every child.
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Brenda Davis Harsham

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April 9, 2016

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Holiday, Humor, Photography, Poetry

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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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April 9, 2016

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Art, Poetry

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Color of a Rose

Used with Permission of Resa Swork

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April 8, 2016

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Meeting McDoodle

Doodly
doodly
doodly doo.

An eye
in the sky
and a cloud or two.

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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April 4, 2016

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Humor, Photography, Poetry

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Hyacinth Hats

Purple Hyacinth crushed by snow

Purple party hats prickle
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Brenda Davis Harsham

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April 3, 2016

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Photography, Poetry

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Echos

New spring leaves

Anyone who falters to a stop,
mid breath, and
lets her words breathe,
then echo,
then die,
is a poet.

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Brenda Davis Harsham

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March 23, 2016

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Photography, Poetry

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Yellow Thing

Daffodils with blue sky

I enjoy every
yellow thing
that blooms in
early spring.

Note: This ditty is in honor of writing and rewriting manuscripts galore. Plus, today, I won an award-winning book thanks to a cat named Maggie. Continue reading →