rain plops
plink, plink
shiny drops
trees drink
squirrels scatter
flowers glisten
birds natter
i listen
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Tag Archives: poem
The Writing Life
a lone tulip
in a sea of blooming phlox,
the writing life
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Daffodil Runes
a grove of daffodils
circled by bees,
runes of springtime
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Tulip Tuesday
tulip Tuesday,
silky petals proudly cup
sunshine
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Lion Around
lion around
in lilac-scented sunshine,
a yellow mellow
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Cherry Blossom Wind
A day of cherry blossoms
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Spring Blue
the first bumblebee
an envoy from under stone,
sun salutation
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A Book by the Brook — William Carlos Williams
Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.
— William Shakespeare
So much depends on the poetry of William Carlos Williams. Without his poetry, how many American poets would still use the formal language of Whitman? Continue reading
#PoetryFriday — Starry, Starry Spring
Salt Marsh Ditty
Snail sets sail
on cordgrass stalk.
Gulls squawk.
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Words Keep Me
implacable rain
drenches skin, soil and stem but
my words keep me dry
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A Book by the Brook — Meet My Family!
Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.
— William Shakespeare
Meet my Family! has adorable baby animals comparing notes on families. A raccoon kit grows up with a single-mom but a titi monkey hangs out with his dad. Swans have both parents and sea turtles have none. Laysan albatross chicks have two moms and chinstrap penguin chicks have two dads. Any kind of family unit you can imagine is normal to someone. Laura Purdie Salas wrote each animal baby a poem, and Stephanie Fizer Coleman brought them to life with her art. Continue reading
Friendly Fairy Tales 