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Category: Nature

Posted on June 4, 2025May 22, 2025

The House Next Door

amongst the trees
their roof sheltering unknown
happinesses and heartbreak

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Posted on June 3, 2025May 22, 2025

So Many Things At Once

a tomato
a fiery sunset
a vixen’s red lip wear
oh begonia you beguiler

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Posted on June 2, 2025May 22, 2025

Taking Form

the woods
are full of questions
finding their full shape

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Posted on June 1, 2025May 22, 2025

Granite Garden Path

walk the sun warmed stone
admire the colorful creep of phlox
perceive spring’s unfolding

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Posted on May 31, 2025May 23, 2025

Winged Bloom

in white and pink
the trillium releases
her flock of butterflies

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Posted on May 30, 2025May 23, 2025

I Came Across

a woodland shrine
of birch bark and mushroom
with a fern leaf offering
humble and holy

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Posted on May 29, 2025May 22, 2025

The Bloom Of Light

after many gray days
the sun itself
is a flower

and a flower
is a mirror
to the sun

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Posted on May 28, 2025May 22, 2025

Fuzzy Bloom

you there
as soft
as a bee

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Posted on May 27, 2025May 22, 2025

Flow

precisely
in the present moment
grass intrinsically motivated by water

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Posted on May 26, 2025May 23, 2025

Biltmore Ballgown

oh you
in your fancy dress
ready to twirl in the garden

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Posted on May 25, 2025May 18, 2025

Pretty Precipitation

petal shower
at the meadow’s edge
so many kinds of rain

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Posted on May 24, 2025May 23, 2025

The Radiance Is You

when the day is dim
make your own light
with the colors you share

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Posted on May 23, 2025May 18, 2025

Sweet Dreams

after a sudden rain
some sunset sneaks by
the bedroom window

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Posted on May 22, 2025May 18, 2025

Within

the flower’s center
an intricacy of propagation
a bloom all its own

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Posted on May 21, 2025May 18, 2025

The Valley In Spring

clouds flying free
the rail fence meanders
as trees converse in green

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Posted on May 20, 2025May 15, 2025

Pink Edged Columbine

cupping jewels of rain
wildflowers know
the true value of things

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Posted on May 19, 2025May 18, 2025

Sea Of Iris

spring’s tide rises
the iris swell
incubating their bloom wave

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Posted on May 18, 2025May 15, 2025

Wind Flower Witness

bright yellow eye
with ruby lashes
watching the day unfold

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Posted on May 17, 2025May 15, 2025

Reassurance

constants
the river, the mountain
the flowers return
the renewal of spring

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Posted on May 16, 2025May 14, 2025

Rock Garden Early Risers

beneath the arch
of bleeding hearts
grapes of hyacinth

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Posted on May 15, 2025May 13, 2025

Finally The Sun Came Out

after so many days of rain
there is warmth and light
and the earth rises up
in color and hope

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Posted on May 14, 2025May 7, 2025

Hen And Chic Mosaic

the garden
tiled in succulents
a resounding repetition

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Posted on May 13, 2025May 7, 2025

Every Filament Alive

each catkins’ antenna
receiving the news
the time is now

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Posted on May 12, 2025May 7, 2025

Magnolia

petals
whisper pink
delicacy in all things

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Posted on May 11, 2025May 11, 2025

Opening

each leaf bud
a catchall for light
incubating life

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Posted on May 10, 2025May 4, 2025

Skeleton Bloom

sacred relic
from last year
a blueprint for new blooms

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Posted on May 9, 2025May 4, 2025

Spring’s Bread

come and share the table
no need to bring a thing
we will feast on green

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Posted on May 8, 2025May 4, 2025

To Soon To Unfurl

mornings still chilly
the ferns snug inside
their fuzzy hoodies

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Posted on May 7, 2025May 4, 2025

The World Is Drawn Anew In Color

the slow rousing of spring
color and life
sneaking up beside you

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Posted on May 6, 2025May 4, 2025

As Necessary As Joy

May rain
like the tears
that cleanse the soul

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