Happy July 4th!

Happy Red, White and Blue from the flowers!
Happy Poetry Friday!
Here is a poem of joy for you:

My Heart Leaps Up

My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!
Read the rest here.

 — William Wordsworth

May you experience the joy and magic of being with family.

Thanks to Tabatha Yeatts for hosting his week!
Stop by and read more poetry if you have time.

Trees Risk it All

IMG_3200

How do trees feel
in the moment
they flower? Continue reading

Life Thrives

IMG_3281

Life thrives
whether we care for it
or not. Continue reading

Lupine Spires

IMG_3367

The yellow scent of lupine
is redolent with sweet spice.
Spires of fairy blooms
touched with lavender and blue,
frame the truest magic —
summer is wide open, a
long drink of possibility.
School is done.  Continue reading

Midsummer At Last

IMG_3173

May your inner light shine on the longest day,
Reflecting back the light of the universe.

If Shakespeare is your cup of tea, here’s a fairy poem on Midsummer from him. I also offer a midsummer fairy tale set in Ireland, called Midsummer Stew, a tale of fairy retribution and redemption and of the interconnectedness of us all. Continue reading

Lilacs for Dad

IMG_3181

Lilacs are pink,
lilacs are blue,
with help from dad,
kids grow up true. Continue reading

Tulip Dreams

IMG_3250

Tulips gossip downtown
in streets curved in frowns.
Too many people
walk dogs, legs lifting –
tulips don’t want a drink,
of that kind, I think.
Continue reading

The Color of Teachers

IMG_3231

The color of daughters
is spring pink,
a color to open a bud
in the hardest heart. Continue reading

#OrlandoUnited

IMG_3203

Love is love that doesn’t harm.
Love is what holds us in the dark,
listens to our fears,
celebrates our small moments. Continue reading

To a Daughter

IMG_3229

Wild mornings, wild afternoons!
If I am with you
your face alight
your laugh in my hair Continue reading

Tickled on Tuesday

IMG_3251

Three Dutch tweens
tickled by the breeze Continue reading

Tulip Torn

IMG_3247

The first petal falls
without a sound
on a day
like any other. Continue reading