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Purple Gallinule

It appears to walk on water as it swiftly traverses the lily pads. Brazen little guy came onto our boat. Our guide informed us that it is looking for insects hitchhiking on the tourists 🙂 For I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LIII

Florida Swamp Lily

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)

Large Gift

A gift for youA large one tooWon’t fit in my carAnd the walk is too farA dilemma for sureBut I found a cureA jostle and squeezeA few begs and pleadsThe bus shall arriveWith your gift tucked inside Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge #256 For the visually challenged writer, the image depicts the back of a FrenchContinue reading “Large Gift”

Outhouse

In a previous lifeI must have sinned greatlyThe universeReally does hate meAs here I standAlong a dirt roadAnother touristUnburdening their loadSome dare complainOf the horrible smellThough my caregiverCleans me up wellThe rare welcome visitorPraises they sing“Hallelujah!” “Amen!”For the service I bring W3 Prompt #95: Wea’ve Written Weekly’s poet of the week, Heather, prompts us to: “Employ personification toContinue reading “Outhouse”

Everglades Playground

The snowbird I am Flees from the lingering coldEverglades playgroundBlack and white warblerLeaves behind the crisp weatherSubtropical play Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 22, 2/20/24 I. J. ‘s Birds of the Week Invitation LII

Lone Wanderer

A lone trekBefitting the wandererSilence a welcome partnerEchoes of uncertainty take holdNiggling, mind-plaguing doubts Carry-on lone wandererEvening approaches Sadje’s What do you see # 226 RDP Monday: ABSENCE by sgeoil

Awww, Gosling

Sandee’s Awww Mondays at Comedy Plus

Spatterdock (Yellow Pond-Lily)

This pond-lily doesn’t open to reveal large flowers like many other water-lilies. I love the pod that is left after blooming: Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)

Green Heron

I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LI

Cascade of Change

Restless stagnationCalm moments undervaluedChanges materializeChaos ensuesStillness is soughtCumbersome daily routines Unfulfilling activitiesRunning in circlesMovement without directionRestless stagnationDistractedly stumbling through timeFocused on doing, doing, doing…Fretting about what comes nextA missed opportunity for self-reflectionCalm moments undervaluedLife’s inevitable curve ballA variable tossed in the mixManifesting a precarious undertakingThe mundane upendedChanges materializeProgressing at an unconstrained pace Grasping for aContinue reading “Cascade of Change”