How can you be called a weed?Beautiful and fragrant are you;A wildflower to be true.I have waited all season to touch your soft petals;Caress your lovely stem;I flutter around your leaves;Admire their prominent veins;Finally, I alight on a violet petal;And drink from your nectary. Written in response to dVerse poetry prompt hosted by SarahSouthwest –Continue reading “Common Violet”
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Hand In Hand
I have written this poem in response to W3 prompt #47 at skepticskaddish.com, hosted by poet of the week, Punam Sharma. The guidelines are to write a Pantoum on the theme of abandonment. Additional information about a Pantoum and the prompt can be found here. Hope I got it right! Where you and I walkContinue reading “Hand In Hand”
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Subsequently submitted to IJ’s Bird of the Week Invitation XVIII Red-bellied Woodpecker with a Palm Tree berry – winter in South Florida, USA.
Treasured Hanky
You are meant to wipe away the tears;Stifle the runny nose;Yet, just thinking of you results in violent sobs.When I hold you in my hands;Your cottony softness reminds me of all that I hold dear;Your delicate embroidery threatening to unravel;Represents all that I have lost.I have treated you unkindly;Tossing you aside in favor of aContinue reading “Treasured Hanky”
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Mysterious Trees
What mystery lies beneath the palm frond;and, in the gnarly branches of the tree?I look upon them with expectation;as surely a secret will reveal itself.For the emotion stirred by a simple glimpse,must have deep significance.Can I capture it in a photograph?It appears not.I must just accept the mystery for what it is;relishing my connection withContinue reading “Mysterious Trees”
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When Nature Calls
When nature calls;Greet it with a whole heart;Feel its presence;Immerse yourself in its beauty;Understand its power;And remember your essence.
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