Ode to Gold

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The Olympic dream is one
that bites young and grown. Continue reading

Wild Blue Chicory

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Oh to be chicory,
abloom beneath hickory,
hearing rain chime and
dressed in diamonds. Continue reading

If I Were a Bee…

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If I were a bee,
this is where I’d be. Continue reading

Pink Wink

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She gave me a pink wink, Continue reading

Trailing Trumpets

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Angels blare a brassy fanfare
on foxglove trumpets by the square. Continue reading

Too Quick

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Trip-trap
along the path
finding dust,
twigs, bees
and green
dappled light
betwixt the trees. Continue reading

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.

Lilacs for Dad

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

Tulip Dreams

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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

Tickled on Tuesday

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Three Dutch tweens
tickled by the breeze Continue reading

Columbine Divine

 

Pink and White Double Columbine

Rosy-hued curls, arranged in whirls,
remind me of a clock, stopped.

The minute hand is stuck at twelve.
The hour hand spins too fast to see. Continue reading

Colonize

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We’re overcrowded,
we’ve no room, Continue reading