Insects Awaken

 

spring morning  

sing to the rising sun  

insects awaken 

Cotton Candy Clouds

 

gulf pond

wafts with the sunset -

cotton candy clouds

* * * * *

Today's word prompt is "pond" but it didn't stop me from

creatively referring to the

Gulf of Mexico (up in the Panhandle)

as a pond.

HAPPY EARTH DAY!

International Haiku Day

 

poems  

from where we stand  

tell our story  

*

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL HAIKU DAY 

Magnolia Talk

 

magnolia petals

hold tight to a branch

wind blows

* * * *

soft wind blows
on morning talk and touch
magnolia blossoms

Summer Memories

 

ice off  

open water stirs  

summer memories 

Red Ribbon

 

red ribbon

gift wraps the

day

Dressed for the Fete'

 

dressed for the fete

luncheon with Hamnet

fiction fantasy

* * * * *

All dressed up for hosting the book club friends who will

be discussing "Hamnet."

Picture Pressure

 

photos forgotten  

event undocumented  

picture pressure  

 

* * * * *

first spring picnic  

above the lock and dam  

picture pressure 

On The Threshold

 

on the threshold

of a new season

azaleas astound

* * * * *

window view

harkens signs of spring

adrenaline spike

#

As I said to my brother this morning, the snow is melting.

I'm starting to get the shakes thinking about our upcoming gardening season.

Conversation

  

two rabbits converse  

near the bird feeder  

wonder if she’s filling  

the birdseed feeder  

today  

 

did you see her walk by  

* * * * *

#Cherita; a six line verse.

Full Moon in April

 

leafish light

cracks through the dense forest

under the egg moon

* * * * *

in her hand

a sweet ripe grapefruit

the pink moon

#

Full Moon is the Pink, Sprouting Grass, Egg, or Fish Moon

Blooms Near and Far

 

miles south

spring blooms share

nature’s sweet scents

* * * * *

artificial flowers

bloom year round -

floral air spray

* * * * *

I’m sure it is easy to guess which flowers are from the south where spring comes early, and which flowers are artificial where spring comes at its own leisurely pace .

The Reader

 

rainstorm  

serenades the reader  

an open window  

* * * * *

adventure novel  

takes one far away  

armchair travel  

* * * * *

from the arctic  

to tales of Hollywood  

Wanderlust