A standing ovation to my friend Deb of nope, not pam website. She blessed us with fantastic illustrations in her A-Z project. To honor her, I'm contributing to letter Z with a photo and poem. Happy Spring, Australia!
Sarusuberi, as it's known in Japan-- which means Monkey's slide for its smooth barkless trunk-- regaled me with color last month, but I soon discovered holes in her rough trunk-- defeating its moniker. (No monkeys will ever slide off this one). Here's a poem for my tree.
There's a corollary between life and death and I attempt to express its relationship in today's poems. Hope you see what I mean. Enjoy.
Happy Autumnal Equinox, friends. Please take a moment to be reminded of something that's hard to believe, considering all our eyes see, our ears hear, and our souls feel about the world today. You'll feel better after this. Promise.
A book review for Jeff Flesch's Poetry Collection, Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow. The world would be a better place if we could all see through the eyes of this Author.
You might remember a similar post I shared last year-- while researching migratory birds for a poem I was derailed by a grave discovery. Here's another poem like that one. Protect wildlife, turn off the lights, please.
The Universe sends us lessons all the time, and messages too. I received this one to share with my audience. In the words of Jeff Foster, this is how we become warriors. Oh yes!
In her dVerse pub prompt, Poetics: There's a Word For That, Mish asks if I suffer from logolepsy. Funny! No, I don't suffer from it; I relish in it: love the foreignness of the words in my mouth. Do you suffer? I chose 3 words. Read to see how I used them. xo
A nature prose poem that hopes to enhance on the sanctity of life that's conspiring to keep you safe. There is no crime--life's pledge to you; what's yours to life?