tiny hydrangea flowers
hide among raspberry leaves,
like autumn-hued beacons
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Thankful for art and music,
for time with my family,
words that flow and dance, Continue reading
Goodbye water lilies, maples leaves, loosestrife and reed,
Goodbye lotus lilies, cattails, cress and pickerelweed. Continue reading
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Like cicadas at summer’s end,
a fairy queen’s shell lingers, iridescent, glowing,
with traces of sleeping magic.
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how many generations
sky gazed through ancient branches,
before the Napa fires
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braving the thorns
to get to the sweet, red heart
like bears do
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reverie on a hillside,
oh to be a silver birch
warm in summer sun
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autumn blooms,
each petal a love note
to seed-stars
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Speaking of gilded tomes, I read the Apprentice Witch by James Nicol, and it was delicious! Now I’m in the middle of Black Witch, very suspenseful. I’m also reading Hunter, Elite and Apex by Mercedes Lackey. Yum, such fun! A little magic with my Halloween chocolate. And here is some magic from Lavender.
Autumn’s door closes as
Winter’s door opens to
A welcoming hearth of
Glowing embers: friends remembered.
Bessoms sweeping crispy leaves,
Birds feeding on filigree seeds.
Sipping warm mead, reading
Gilded tomes about far away homes,
goblins, gnomes, fairies and
Treasure troves.
Flour paste and
a smile sewn
hide an orange face
because hiding
one’s true colors
is the monster way,
today of all days. Continue reading
Friendly Fairy Tales 