Every morningfrom the side window I seeyou fervently gardeningWon’t you pause for tea?Every afternoonfrom the front window I seeyou hustle along the sidewalksacks hanging from armsWon’t you pause for tea?One day you will knock upon my doorI wait…The teapot is readyThe table set for twoJoin me for tea! Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #365 – Pause Kate’sContinue reading “Pause for Tea”
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Missing Honey Bees
Honey bees missingAbandoned hangs honeycombProduction halted Week 21 haiku invitation by Mark S. at Seasonwords.com is to “write about a seasonal insect.”
Edible Flowers?
Cee’s weekend Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)
American White Pelican
To watch a large white pelican soar to great heightsand arrive in formation among its companions,is a marvel indeed -for its landing is most ungraceful,its disproportionate beakthreatening to plunge the birdinto the water’s depths.It is the awkwardnessthat I find most endearing. dVerse Poetics – Maggie Smith and Conversational Mode of Address hosted by Sanaa (aka adashofsunny).Continue reading “American White Pelican”
Lenten Roses
Hiding in the shadeBetrayed by striking flowersBid winter farewell Cee’s weekend Flower of the Day (FOTD) challenge.
Black Crowned Night Heron
Sheltering among the mangroves in South Florida. Seeking quietudeSheltered from city dwellersRudely invaded For I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LIX
Black Rat Snake
It cautiously creeps through green grassSleek skin glistening black in bright sunFlicking forked tongue sensing its surroundingsOblivious to the reaction of onlookersA gamut of emotions from reverence to terror Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Black by Sue W & Gerry C
American Coot
“A swimming chicken – what a hoot!” “Don’t be a fool – you crazy old coot!” For I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LVIII
Daffodils
Sunny faces bloomEmanating spring itselfBringing about smiles Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 28, 4/2/24, Part I Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)
Wildflowers
Rising temperaturesSpring rains have fallen, stopped and fallen againSun shines brightly through parting cloudsWildflowers peek out of too long grassesPollen collecting insects called Intent on propagationBefore the lawn mower takes them down Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #357 – Temperature (37 words) Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)
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