Poetry of the Wild Flowers Dandelions 11 May 20232 May 2023 Dandelions more than most know alchemy: gold spun from straw and seed and leaden soil. From yellow to airy globe dandelions transform, answer the wish for wings. They say, Use…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers A Child’s Delight 10 May 202329 Apr 2023 yellow orb so brightflower-flame of spring turn white:dandelion moon tiny lips against the weedpuffing fluffs—goodbye seed:falling stars at noon Stephanie Jackson Stephanie Jackson writes poetry for all ages, often with…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers Shrinking Violet 9 May 202329 Apr 2023 Once upon a time in the forest, there she wasa tattered common violet rooted and sweet,resting on a tiny bed of crushed coppery leavesdrinking Crème de Violette from a snail…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers Late Afternoon Forest 8 May 202329 Apr 2023 tattooed withpurples and redsyellows and whiteswild shafts of sunlightcascadeover our shouldersdown our armspoolingon the black and whitefur of our girlsa stillnesssplintered onlyby the whooshof the windandthe beatof our hearts night’s…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers Forget-Me-Nots 7 May 202323 Apr 2023 They grew at the bottom of the hillat the edge of the woodswhere the brook ranthose delicate blooms all pale blue with tiny yellow centers,they were almost too small to…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers Flames in Green 6 May 202323 Apr 2023 Flaming orange blossomsshouting in the meadowsea of green and green:“Here! Here! Here!I am HERE!”And, butterflies listen,fly to and drinkfrom Butterfly Milkweedwith roots deepanchoring soillinkingair and realm below.Clustering flames:bright presenceunforgettableas one…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers Witness 5 May 202323 Apr 2023 On Cemetery Hill we would flop down into the grass, the blaze of mountain summer skies hot on our backs, and push our noses deep into the dark grass, the…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers Helianthus 4 May 202323 Apr 2023 Turning toward the light of day, the tall, stately blooms line up with military precision, stretched over the acreage. They reach out to touch neighbors and morph into a chorus…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers Spirit of the Wildflower 3 May 202323 Apr 2023 I want the wind to caressmy every petal now thatI've woken, wish I couldfly myself away as if I wereborn with angel wings soI may see where all thespring waters…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers Blooming and Radiant 2 May 202318 Apr 2023 I venture forth.Into Nature’s realm.Meandering in meadowsof copious colors.WILDFLOWERS!Blooming and radiant,a visual whirlwindof yellow, white, and crimson.Drawing me inwardto experience fragrances,wondrous and intoxicating.Bees and butterfly’sfeast upon natural delicacy.Candytuft’s welcoming smile,vibrant…
Nature… Forever Wild Beauty 1 May 202314 Apr 2023 We don’t think of them in winter.Winter and flowers at oppositeends of that continuum of seasons.But they are there standing in coldand snow as if guardians to secretsof the earth…
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