Slow transformationMetamorphosis completeIt soars on a gentle breezeSummer butterflyViewing the world from aboveRelishing first flightIntoxicating pollenDraws it dancing on petalsOblivious of its past Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 42
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Terri’s Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge: Shades of Red, White, and Blue
Poker Face
A timorous fellow Is that what you see?How little you knowAbout little ol’ meA rebel I was and shall always beNo poker face hereDonned my timid facadeNot much threat Just a little oddBut up each sleeve It is quite trueAces I holdNot one, but two Sadje’s What do you see # 244 Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #371 – Timorous
Seated in Children’s Stories
ImaginOn is home to a wonderful children’s library located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Throughout the year, educational events for children of all ages are scheduled, including spectacular performances at their Children’s Theatre. Each summer, ImaginOn hosts a special themed exhibit for children to explore. This summer they are featuring “Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites.”Continue reading “Seated in Children’s Stories”
Yellow Machines
Yellow sun lightensupon sandy soft coastlinemaintained by machines Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Yellow by Sue W & Gerry C
On a Gust of Wind
Life sails on a gust of wind;light and buoyant as a feather.It observes its surroundings,embracing the journey. The wind accelerates.Life wrestles the wind;compelling it to slow downor change direction,but the wind knows its own destiny. Tenuous as a feather,life senses a change;a slackening of the wind. Life drifts on a gentle breeze.The last breath ofContinue reading “On a Gust of Wind”
A Cento: Herons at Sunrise
I climbed through woods in the hour-before-dawn dark;I wandered lonely as a cloud,from purple forest to golden sky;a thin wet sky, that yellows at the rim,and meets with sun-lost lip the marsh’s brim.Cold water-mouths move and singand the night herons brood in their heronry like yoga masters.Tell me is there anything lovelier?I resisted the madContinue reading “A Cento: Herons at Sunrise”
Family Picnic
Family visitshot summer celebrationsfor new beginnings and generations of oldbabies and great grandparents Wished for swimming poolsexcessive heat comes in waveslocal lakes too warm Deftly prepped with lovechilled in refrigeratorwatermelon chunks for the family picnicsweet pink juice dribbling down chins Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 41 Colleen prompts us to incorporate the following kigo phrasesContinue reading “Family Picnic”
Lanceleaf Arrowhead
New world perennial found in swamps and marshes. Most common in eastern North America. Also known as a “duck potato” due to it being a tuber producing plant. Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD). Welcome back, Cee!
On the Water
While we destroy nature’s habitats, nature is working toward ridding precarious human habitations. We continue to flock toward manmade playgrounds that consume limited water supplies, taxing desert reservoirs that are already drying up from rising temperatures. We build mini-mansions on cleared mountainside cliffs that can no longer absorb the water from torrential downpours, contributing toContinue reading “On the Water”
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