I love being surrounded by plants and flowers. When two kittens adopted me, I had to move my “toxic” plants into a closed room. The weather has warmed enough to bring them outdoors for the summer. The pots get heavier each season. No fresh cut flowers In vases on the tableCurious felinesGardens indoors and outdoorsTransitionContinue reading “A Haibun: Portable Gardens”
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Peach Blossom
Blooms from my backyard peach trees stand-in for cherry blossoms. Each spring I admire them with reverence. Each summer I curse them for their failure to produce edible fruit. The bees and squirrels don’t complain. Absent cherry bloomsPeach blossoms pleasingly serveLovely spring display The patio peach tree produces small, inedible fruit. The featured image isContinue reading “Peach Blossom”
Lucky Shenanigans
My grandson and I enjoyed a St. Patrick’s Day scavenger hunt at a local wildlife preserve. As directed by the activity volunteers, he chose a cute little cardboard leprechaun that he was to photograph next to sought after plants, rocks, trees, etc. Using a naming chart based on the first letter of my grandson’s nameContinue reading “Lucky Shenanigans”
Broken Promise
Each winter I promise myself I will bundle up and walk in the frigid air. Occasionally, I keep my promise. Mostly I shiver at the thought and remain indoors. I breathe in the stale, dry air of central heating and the recirculating dust that seems to reproduce, despite regular cleaning and air filter replacements. WalkingContinue reading “Broken Promise”
Yellow Rumped Warbler
It is winter, yet this young maple tree has mistaken the relatively mild weather for spring. The birds love the tender blooms and the rare insect that buzzes about. Here in the southeastNew beginnings start earlyYet cold clouds will come Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 16 I. J.’s Birds of the Week InvitationContinue reading “Yellow Rumped Warbler”
A haibun: Thanksgiving Feast
I was so excited when we arrived at the beach for our Thanksgiving holiday. All morning I ran around the house. I played tag with the kids and barked at walkers passing by. When are we going to the beach? I sat patiently in the kitchen, while scraps of food periodically fell to the floor.Continue reading “A haibun: Thanksgiving Feast”
A Haibun: Awaiting the Train
I shiver in the cold Autumn air. It is Sunday morning and I am awaiting the train at a quiet station surrounded by forest. I’m on the outskirts of Berlin heading to Prague. A few deep breaths of fresh, cool air as I gaze over the empty tracks shrouded in mist. The train approaches andContinue reading “A Haibun: Awaiting the Train”
Just a Matter of Time
Almost twenty years ago, we sold our first house and bought an acre of land out in the country. Old farmland was converted into a quiet suburban neighborhood where my husband built our new home. At the entrance to our new neighborhood sits a large working farm. Over the past twenty years, the city hasContinue reading “Just a Matter of Time”
Magical Moon
A restless night plagued by deep thought. I rise from bed and make my way outside, barefeet rooted to damp ground. Looking to the heavens, I am greeted by a super moon. The source of my agitation having roused my inner sea. Magical blue moonBestow your power on meYou can move oceans dVerse host FrankContinue reading “Magical Moon”
A Haibun: Supine
Midsummer afternoon. Trees whisper in the breeze. The breeze brings the scent of flowers. The flowers feed colorful insects cavorting under a wondrous sky. A sky viewed from the blanket on which I lie supine. Midsummer eveningA cloudless sky overheadSupine under stars Prompted by dVerse host De’s Quadrille #182: Are You Pining for Poems? andContinue reading “A Haibun: Supine”
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