Tag Archives: birds

“not that simple”

Posted on March 25, 2020 by

Written for:  The Twiglets #169 – “not that simple” It is just not that simple to explain love. Do not pretend that you don’t know how to vacuum. You are not that simple. birds gather twigs, sticks scurry back and … Continue reading →

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Sounds Delight

Posted on March 23, 2020 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #287 – Sight, Sound, Scent “As we look for comfort and connection during this rather unsettling time in our lives, let’s consider the words sight, sound, and scent. Choose just one, and express a … Continue reading →

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Searching for Spring

Posted on February 4, 2020 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday – 02/3/20:  Spring posted by Frank Tassone I walk through my neighborhood peering into gardens, hoping to see some green. The only shade of green I notice is sore-bellied bird shit. No, … Continue reading →

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Carry Me Away

Posted on January 5, 2020 by

Written for:  Sunday Muse #89 This earth holds nothing for me. If each of you take one limb, your beating- retreating wings can carry me to your home in the sky, and I could be weightless leaving no prints. http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/

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canna lily

Posted on August 15, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1721 Canna Lily “This month we are creating a bouquet of field flowers and today I have another nice flower for you, which not always is seen in wild nature, but often in gardens, but it … Continue reading →

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Bird Girl

Posted on July 28, 2019 by

Written for:  Sunday Muse #66 I can make myself look like you. A bird doesn’t wear shoes, so I took mine off. Picked my thinnest dress to wear so I will not be too heavy. I do not enjoy being … Continue reading →

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Evening Coming On

Posted on July 28, 2019 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Mini-Challenge:  Let Evening Come  (posted by Kim) “I have chosen a poem by Jane Kenyon, ‘Let Evening Come’, to inspire your pastoral poems this weekend: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46431/let-evening-come “I would like you to write a … Continue reading →

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Red-crowned Birds

Posted on May 11, 2019 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – Catena Rondo “(Catena means chain; rondo means circle.) An apt description, as these poems chain together the circuitous lines that are repeated throughout the stanzas, and invariably the complete poem.” These are … Continue reading →

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The “rest” of the Time

Posted on April 18, 2019 by

Written for:  The Wednesday Muse #4 – Busy Body  (posted by Toni) “Speaking of which, what do you all do to rest? do you sleep, take naps, take walks, ride a bike, got to the beach, climb a tree? This … Continue reading →

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Inside Wildwood Mansion

Posted on April 15, 2019 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #399 Words:  stool, bait, sugar, cat, maple, mansion, look, worms, words, birds, feral, boot Inside Wildwood Mansion, take a look around. A cat can be found standing on a stool. His words are soft, … Continue reading →

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