The rhododendron doesn’t bloom
like the cherry, in wispy pink petals
that fall like snow in the first wind,
no, the rhododendron blooms
like a queen, standing her ground,
petals unmoved by rain and wind, Continue reading
May Queen
Tag Archives: Tree
Together
petalled, leafed and bare,
together through the long years
branches twined
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Done and Dusted
cold dust,
tree branches creak and crack,
brilliant sparkles blind
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Last Leaves of Fall
dry leaves flutter
like withered cherry petals,
painful longing
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Call Me Weed
call me weed,
say nay, you’re not wanted,
still I’ll rise Continue reading
A Day for Mothers
a day for mothers,
pear blooms scented by lilacs
dapple the sunshine
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Grandfather Tree
Despite hurricane,
snowfall, driving rain,
Grandfather Tree Continue reading
On camellias abloom in oak trees
Grafted to my oak stem,
your pink camellia
fingers twined
so sweetly
that we formed
new growth. Continue reading
Thanks and Giving
The
leaves
whirl, swirl,
frisk and flutter,
before settling into
honey and russet blankets,
beech, maple, birch, oak, cherry. Continue reading
Season of Thanks
Thankful for family,
the four who stay with me
despite this year of separations. Continue reading
Maple Down Ditty
autumn rain
slapping five with maple leaves,
pitter-pat splats
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New Snow
a delicious layer
of elusive snow,
a shiver of excitement
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