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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)

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)

Spring Day

Enchanting spring dayI rise in the tranquil dawnCool mist surrounds meSunrays warming skinCotton clouds dot deep blue skyDeft birds enter cloudsPeaceful spring eveningSurrenders to chirping frogsHazy moon tunes in Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 27, 3/26/24, Part II

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”

Loggerhead Shrike

Perched high in spring dawnNot known for pretty birdsongThough beauty you are Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 26, 3/19/24, Part I I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LVI

Signs of Spring

On a lone flowerThe first butterfly of springDrinks with great fervorLaughing mountains discoverColorful rainbowsMarch winds stir dandelionsRooted in spring mudWintering insects take flightAfter long winter slumber Spring at lastMortals sing with joySongs of hope Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 24, 3/5/24 dVerse Quadrille #196 – Let’s have a Slumber Party! hosted by Punam.

An Imayo: Where Bush Warblers Sing

Bush Warblers sing songs of hope; an end to winterthey conjure spring’s arrival; revere warm spring lightas each day subtly lengthens; insects are summonedalighting on fresh blossoms, where Bush Warblers sing. Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 20, 2/6/24 Image generated with Bing

Path Of Change

I have walked this path all winter. Lackluster is how I would describe it, but it is an easy stroll and provides much needed leg stretching. The rains have come and I dare walk the path; a muddy river bottom. I see little shoots of green beginning to rise from the soil and the treesContinue reading “Path Of Change”