Cottage on the Pond

Childhood revisited
Pond-side summer cottage 
Just where it was so many years ago
Rowboats and canoes 
Dock jumping at rustic community beaches  
Barefoot freedom through green pastures
and hardwood forests (yes!)
Poison ivy infections…  
an occasional bloodsucking leech (ugh!)
Little has changed since then
Just the perspective 
The natural beauty breathtaking 
The adventure elusive

W3 Prompt #119: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Robbie, prompts us to write any combination of prose and poetry about a childhood memory and its impact.

Wild Carrot

Queen Anne’s Lace going to seed

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)

A Photo Cannot

A photo cannot capture the caress of a gentle mountain breeze.  Nor can it produce the sound of birdsong echoing through the valley.   It cannot release the perfume of wildflowers that dot the meadow or fill lungs deep with fresh crisp air.  It is simply a chapter in a much larger story.

See the fog roll in 
over mountain and meadow 
dewdrops rest on skin 

Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 46

Light Rail

Image by Владимир Харитонов from Pixabay

The light sits low in the sky
On the train fresh tears I cry
A brief hello… a sad goodbye
Still the sun rises and sets 

Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Coming or going

Ovi Poetry Challenge 59: LIGHT

In Season

At the farmers market 
Fresh produce have we 
Organic options too 
Fruits and vegetables 
Oh so good for you 
Nutrition at its finest 
Comes at a hefty price 
But defrays the cost of disease 
Which really is quite nice

W3 Prompt #118: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Punam, prompts us to write a food-related poem.

Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #375 – Defray

Poppy Pleasure

Poppies please the eye
lovely fluttering critters
fill the heart with joy

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)

Black-Crowned Night Herons

So, I cheated a bit… I love the thrill of finding and photographing birds in the wild, but I couldn’t resist “capturing” these black-crowned night herons in an aviary at Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina. They are native to the area.

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

Italian Balconies

Tantalizing scents
Mingle with ocean breezes
Garlic and basil
Waft from balconies ajar
Signaling time for dinner

Lens-Artists #309 – Balconies hosted by PR

Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 45

Boats Afloat

They float on vast oceans
rivers and lakes
Glide smooth on calm waters
or leave behind wakes
Shoreside observers
find themselves feel
the gravitational pull
of a boat’s appeal

Terri’s Sunday Stills: #Float with Me

Goldquelle Cutleaf Coneflower

Butterfly magnet
pretty golden coneflower
outshining the sun

Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD) Challenge