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.
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?
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Star light, Star bright, Peeking through The thick of night One beam To me throw To ignite Love tonight
"Keep your face always towards the sun and the shadows will fall behind you." ~ Walt Whitman (... it's what sunflowers do. *wink*)
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I stole away to write a SIJO to commemorate an anniversary dance that spans thirty-two years today because I want to share my happiness with you. I hope you enjoy my intimate offering of a happy milestone in my ordinary life.
A prompt that took me out of my comfort zone-- put me through the wringer at first. But as I gave in to the discomfort, words started coming. I wrote them down, and voila! My first NaPoWriMo Poem. Please continue reading.
What a wonderful world this life is, though brief and transcendental-- Grand. Let's all zoom out, listen and look at ourselves from above — with open senses to the healing rhythm of the life that's exploding around us.
Organic, as in no pesticides, herbicides and not genetically modified: there's nothing grander. Enjoy my first viewing of 2022 Sakura blooms.