Everglades Playground


The snowbird I am 
Flees from the lingering cold
Everglades playground

Black and white warbler
Leaves behind the crisp weather
Subtropical play

Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 22, 2/20/24

I. J. ‘s Birds of the Week Invitation LII

Lone Wanderer

Image credit; Moostapper @ Pixabay
A lone trek
Befitting the wanderer
Silence a welcome partner
Echoes of uncertainty take hold
Niggling, mind-plaguing doubts 
Carry-on lone wanderer
Evening approaches

Sadje’s What do you see # 226

RDP Monday: ABSENCE by sgeoil

Awww, Gosling

Egyptian Goose

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 stagnation
Calm moments undervalued
Changes materialize
Chaos ensues
Stillness is sought

Cumbersome daily routines 
Unfulfilling activities
Running in circles
Movement without direction
Restless stagnation

Distractedly stumbling through time
Focused on doing, doing, doing…
Fretting about what comes next
A missed opportunity for self-reflection
Calm moments undervalued

Life’s inevitable curve ball
A variable tossed in the mix
Manifesting a precarious undertaking
The mundane upended
Changes materialize

Progressing at an unconstrained pace 
Grasping for a foothold
Goals become obscured
Satisfaction remains elusive
Chaos ensues

Trapped in a superfluous cascade 
Falling, falling, falling…
Landing on solid rock
Grateful for the calm
Stillness is sought
MTB: Cascading in Fives by dVerse Host Laura Bloomsbury
Reena’s Xploration Challenge #317 – Change
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Curious Dragon

Curious dragon
Peeks from top the shrubbery 
Head bobs in greeting

Haiku invitation by Mark S – Week 06: Year of the Dragon

Little Critters

Brown Anole
Great Southern White Butterfly
Dilemma Orchid Bee

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC) – close up or macro

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC) – the color green

Snowy Egret

See the snowy egret upon the water dancing
Its tufts of plumage sway in the breeze
Water dancing ballerina in a tutu of white
Graceful movements quite entrancing
Tiptoeing through the surf with ease
Observe the water dancing bird
As it will soon lift its wings and take flight
Leaving but a ring of water stirred

W3 Prompt #93: Wea’ve Written Weekly’s poet of the week, Kerfe, prompts us to write a “san san” on the theme of dancing:

The “san san” poetic form has three requirements:

  1. Eight lines;
  2. Rhyming: a-b-c-a-b-d-c-d;
  3. Repetition: Three terms or images in the verse must be repeated 3x each.

I J’s Birds of the Week Invitation L

An Imayo: Where Bush Warblers Sing

Bush Warblers sing songs of hope; an end to winter
they conjure spring’s arrival; revere warm spring light
as each day subtly lengthens; insects are summoned
alighting on fresh blossoms, where Bush Warblers sing.
Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 20, 2/6/24
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