I am loving the long, balmy days as we approach the Summer Solstice. I have picked the first cucumber from my garden and the few blueberries that the birds were kind enough to leave for me. I am taking almost daily trips to parks and gardens – staying local as I await the arrival ofContinue reading “A Haibun: Spirit of Summer”
Category Archives: Poem
Sunday Drive
A peaceful retreat behind the wheelLulled by the soft hum of the open roadNo death grip highway rush todayCountry roads bypass urban sprawl Lined by hayfields and corn rows Opening to green pasturesThe road plays hide and seek over peaks and into valleysAs it winds through foothills of the large mountains Which seem to exist for the soleContinue reading “Sunday Drive”
Artistic Seats
Once a sleepy little townGrew tired of bricks red and brownTheir drab and dreary paved walkwaysNo place to sit on a pleasant dayRevitalization was the ticketArtwork placed on exhibitA setting to rest tired feetPerched upon artistic seats Pull Up a Seat Photo Challenge – Week 24 Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Sleep
A Hike Up Ben Nevis
A beautiful day in the Scottish highlands, sweet!Perfect for a climb up Ben Nevis; a feat I intended today to do whether sunny or not.The cliffs that edge the mountain make my knees quake,but the view is to die for.Rainbows arc over distant mountains, though this mountain remains dry. Thank you!” say I to the great Ben Nevis withContinue reading “A Hike Up Ben Nevis”
Royal Terns
Why do the Terns stand there so?Still as statuesFaces to the windIs there hope for stillness on a summer day?When crowds of beach-goers line the shoresCertain to provoke flight I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LXVIII Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Hope for
Figmental Firefly
Fairies flee to treesHot summer sun there drives themunder green leaf shadeThey recount storiesgenerations old folktales of the first fireflyTales of figmental beetlesthat emit light while flyingRainy season comesFairies flit between raindropsFireflies hide from view Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 38 dVerse Quadrille hosted by Lillian Image created with Copilot
Japanese Beetle
destructive beetleover my flowers crawlingignoring aphids SeasonWords – Week 23 by Mark S.
Pastel Party
Dressed for a pastel partySo pretty in pink am IObserving the other party guestsIn pastels they complyA beautiful yellow swallowtailAnd an orange dragonfly… The party decor is quite fittingPastel flowers in pinks, purples and bluesA bit of friendly competition Among those wearing the loveliest hues… The party drew to a closeI bid Farewell and offContinue reading “Pastel Party”
Structural Connections
precise connectionsfrom which fine structures emergehuman creations Park bridges connecting land over creeks… Modern structures… Lens-Artists Challenge #303 – Connections, hosted by Donna at windkisses.com.
Murals
skilledhandssend usspiralinginto a strange worldlarger than life upon the wallfeet firmly planted as we journey through wonderlandunable to discern the boundary dividing fantasy from reality W3 Prompt #110: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Deanna, prompts us to:
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