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…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers Dandelion 29 Apr 202314 Apr 2023 wrapped in faded foldedwax paper and discoveredin the top drawerof her mother’s armoire,she became that five-year-old girlfirst plucking them from the grassthen running into the kitchenlook what I picked for…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers Rose 28 Apr 202322 Apr 2023 A rose sprouted up on day,and it sprouted in such a way,it made all the other roses stay away.The rose stood alone for quite a few days,along came the wind…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers Lovers in Honeyed Light 26 Apr 202314 Apr 2023 for Charlotte A betrayal of trembling leaves and blossoms yet unseen toward sunset, a scarlet fluttering among Missouri currant, lilac, columbine, bee larkspur, wild bergamot, Oswego tea. Drunk on honey…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers Dandelion 25 Apr 202314 Apr 2023 Birds sing through the rainas children sing through a war.Do flowers still growwhere bullets fall?A single petal on my palmleft over from those that blewfrom the stem, light as feathers,when…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers LEADWORTS AND THE GENTIAN FAMILY 24 Apr 202314 Apr 2023 Plumbaginaceae and Gentianaceae Come into the saline habitat not to escape your own species, but to encounter them and Gaia as well, all things full of Her – each dewdrop…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers Wildflowers, Waiting 23 Apr 202323 Apr 2023 We wait, each warming season Linking arms, an unspoken promise To surround the young With wild sweets woven Pink into the green grass, A foxglove and violet world Beyond the…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers sweet peas, wild 22 Apr 202314 Apr 2023 can dry pods twist split-seam summer heat and pop you seeding themselves with such precise abandon beyond all tending hear field a-frill with flamenco dance bloom and blush them? twirling…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers To A Bee in Clover 21 Apr 202311 Apr 2023 Your unwieldy body does not hold you back nor drive you into the shadows. Buzzing from one white globe to another, bending thin stems this way and that you bumble…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers Photographing the Wild Geranium 20 Apr 202310 Apr 2023 What teaspoon of light draws me to my knees, the sun pulling me into this weedy gulch to lie beneath petal veins and five lavender lobes? The camera dials and…
Poetry of the Wild Flowers Forget-Me-Not 19 Apr 202310 Apr 2023 Knots of the tiniest blue flowers like pinpricks from the sky,A summer sky, of the purest, most perfect blue.Shy, modest, hiding in cracks and crevices, by hedgerows, in yards.In parking…
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