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Category: Poetry of the Wild Flowers

Poetry of the Wild Flowers

Now Hear Song

2 Jun 202329 May 2023
Walking solo as weed feelings grow, scraggly; wild in the verges. Seeking solace. Wanting rain. A soothing soak turns from bones to feathers the burden of mourning. Spiky and smooth,…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers

Prickly Pear

1 Jun 202323 May 2023
Repurposed wire contains them - two misshapen hearts beating purple fruit. Thick-skinned lovers lean as one Rooted. Trapped. Obsessed with the songful beat of warbler wings and the rising perfume…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers

Roadside Bouquet

26 May 20234 May 2023
...this roadside bouquet quietly smiling at the people hurrying on their way hither and yon. These flowers thankfully protected by the guard rail that the city thoughtfully put in to--perhaps--guard…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers

The Wine Cup on my Hood

17 May 20234 May 2023
Someone or something left me a gift todayA wine cup blossom on the hood of my car I looked around and there were no wine cups orOther flowers growing near…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers

Soft Landings

16 May 20233 May 2023
The earth was out past the snow now,mud laid bare in a winter melt.The thought of catching rabbits day after day is Fox’s reveriebut something catches at the thread.Odd tacks…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers

Wild Sunflowers

15 May 20234 May 2023
Sunny halos frame frank brown faces turnedeast to worship dawn’s fist rays,call to me, “Just look up...” Julie Sellers Julie A. Sellers is the author of the novel Ann of…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers

The First Rose

14 May 20232 May 2023
Death surprised me in a burst of yellowdriving the edge of Cayuga Lake. The news wasn’t slow like tulipsslowly poking up through soil. No. Instantaneous blossoms appearedgolden against still slumbering…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers

What of Her Remains

13 May 20232 May 2023
The day before closing on the sale of the house and land the tall widower in his best shirt kneels in the wildflower meadow, after rain, eye level with his…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers

There was nothing so wonderful

12 May 20232 May 2023
As messing around in that ravine. Its' slow slope slant carried my feet past our garden's last fence post Into a cool dark pattern of mottled light leading down to…
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…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers

Morning Riser

30 Apr 202314 Apr 2023
Slivers of bleached light settleon ochre dusted waterThe sun’s kind influence offering lifeRustle of ground cover, a burble, small bubblesIn the marsh words fall away Beyond cattails where minnows hideSecluded…

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Poetry of the Wild Flowers – Jan 1, 2023

Wings – May 1, 2023 

Focus on the beauty of birds in flight, or the power of flight to inspire…

Wetlands – July 15, 2023

Observe ecology of wetlands, or the importance of wetlands to our environment…

Clouds – Sept. 1, 2023

Examine the different types of clouds, or the way clouds can create a mood…

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