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Tag: garden

Posted on October 19, 2021October 17, 2021

In The Valley Of The Lily

everything extending
the last of their essence
veritas of beauty

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Posted on October 18, 2021October 17, 2021

The Chipmunk’s Mediation

perched upon
the dahlia stake
contemplating plenty

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Posted on October 17, 2021October 10, 2021

Little Wren

do you know
how I count on you
to carry hope

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Posted on October 10, 2021October 2, 2021

Garden Nymph

as the garden winds down
she keeps watch
for the hard frost

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Posted on October 8, 2021October 2, 2021

Late Bloomer

in the summer
a wall flower
by October a princess

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Posted on October 3, 2021October 2, 2021

Last Hurrah

regardless
of the wear and tear
still exuding joy

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Posted on October 2, 2021September 26, 2021

Deep Listening

everything in the world speaks
the air, the stone, the leaf
it is we who must become fluent

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Posted on October 1, 2021September 26, 2021

As It Ends It Continues

autumn teaches
how much there is
in endings

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Posted on September 26, 2021September 23, 2021

Monarch Lessons

when buffeted
by life’s breezes
hold fast to the bloom

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Posted on September 25, 2021September 18, 2021

Wrought Iron Pot

like a lantern
with a red flame of
beauty’s eternal light

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Posted on September 24, 2021September 18, 2021

Big Cat Little Cat

orange tiger
in the garden
prowling amongst blooms

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Posted on September 23, 2021September 18, 2021

Dizzy With Joy

spinning color
to the tips
of her petals

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Posted on September 21, 2021September 18, 2021

Color Parade

late summer blooms
inveigle
autumn’s turn

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Posted on September 20, 2021September 18, 2021

Pilgrimage To The Squirrel Bench

worship as
an acorn eaten
a devotion left

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Posted on September 16, 2021September 8, 2021

On The Porch

in the peacefulness
it is possible
to dream as big as the sky

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Posted on September 13, 2021March 14, 2023

Trio Of Pairs

sunshine clapboards and goldenrod
pink hibiscus and joe pye weed
shingled roofs with pine needles

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Posted on September 11, 2021September 8, 2021

As The Sun Rises

the remaining night
darkens
the aster’s blue

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Posted on September 8, 2021September 3, 2021

Come In

at the front door
flowers will
greet your feet

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Posted on September 3, 2021August 23, 2021

The Garden Dreamt An Ocean

shoal
of red octopi
floating in the rosebush

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Posted on September 2, 2021August 23, 2021

The Butterfly’s Season

floating
’round the blossoms
courting beauty

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Posted on September 1, 2021August 23, 2021

A Catchy Tune

summer serenades with colors
one can’t help
but sing along


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Posted on August 30, 2021August 23, 2021

Deep In The Garden

the bench submerged
in seeding dill
oh to be like a bug on a stem

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Posted on August 27, 2021August 23, 2021

A Blush Before Blooming

shy buds
gathering the confidence
to bloom

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Posted on August 25, 2021August 23, 2021

Red Lipstick

gorgeous faces
in the garden
all made up

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Posted on August 22, 2021August 22, 2021

Holy Is Our Green Space

the garden wears a halo
her given name ~
hibiscus

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Posted on August 21, 2021August 13, 2021

Wander The Garden

the spirit restores
finding the space of place
along gracious paths

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Posted on August 20, 2021August 13, 2021

Triumvirate In White

three lilies
in their bloom
rule the dooryard

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Posted on August 15, 2021August 12, 2021

Exuberant Vulnerability

holding both
the fragility and tenacity
of life

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Posted on August 13, 2021August 8, 2021

Like Cotton Candy

seemingly spun
out of air
so delicate and sweet

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Posted on August 4, 2021July 30, 2021

Union

when wings
are petals
an intricate intimacy

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