Tag Archives: nature

Some magnets don’t stick

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Maggie C

Back in November of 2018, I discovered the joys of magnet poetry, and this website that facilitates playing (poeming?) online. I have a vague recollection that I was so excited, I committed to writing a magnet poem at least once … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, poetry | Tagged magnetic poetry, nature | 2 Comments

Dog Walk

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Maggie C

Yesterday you hugged the gravel path. Today you strayed into wildflowers and withers-high grass, nose working the air as though inhaling heaven itself. Tonight I’ll pull burrs from the long fur on your legs and bum. Tomorrow, who knows? With … Continue reading →

Posted in Animalia, daily prompt | Tagged dogs, dogwalking, dVerse poets, nature, quadrille | 9 Comments

Lost and Found

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Maggie C

The spider works quickly to get the larger insect wrapped within its web. The insect doesn’t struggle; it may be dead. But the web is in tatters and shakes violently every time the spider moves. I watch the action, hoping … Continue reading →

Posted in Animalia, Haiku, humanity, nature, poetry, prose | Tagged dVerse, haibun, insects, nature, spider | 19 Comments

Waking Up

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Maggie C

Day Seven of NaPoWriMo. The prompt: Today, we’d like to challenge you to write a poem of gifts and joy. What would you give yourself, if you could have anything? What would you give someone else? What better gift than … Continue reading →

Posted in 5-7-5, daily prompt, Haiku, nature, poetry | Tagged 5-7-5, flowers, haiku, NaPoWriMo 2019, nature, spring | Leave a comment

Law of Nature

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Maggie C

Mankind v. Gaia without blame or forgiveness justice will be served dVerse Poetics: Blame and Forgiveness

Posted in 5-7-5, Haiku, humanity, nature, Oregon, poetry | Tagged 5-7-5, blame, climate change, dVerse, forgiveness, nature, PDX, poetry, Portland | 22 Comments

Weekend Wildcard: Groundhogs and Vital Bogs

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Maggie C

Yesterday was Groundhogs Day in the US and Canada, and megastar (among the rodent crowd) groundhog Punxsutawney Phil purportedly did not see his shadow, which is said to be a harbinger of an early spring this year. While not the … Continue reading →

Posted in Animalia, nature, serious stuff, Weekend Wildcard | Tagged climate change, ecosystems, Groundhogs Day, nature, skunk cabbage, swamp, wetlands, World Wetlands Day | 14 Comments

backward glance

Posted on November 17, 2018 by Maggie C

pause in quietude answer held in gentle mind the question will come Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Flowing Water

Posted in 5-7-5, Haiku, nature, photo challenge, Photography, poetry, spirituality, Washington, weekly photo challenge | Tagged beach, black & white, CB&W, haiku, nature, ocean, photo challenge, poetry, waves | 2 Comments

Wordless Wednesday 5.2.18

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Maggie C

Posted in nature, Oregon, Photography, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged green, moss, nature, Oregon, trees, Wordless Wednesday | Leave a comment

Cycles: Winter

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Maggie C

to flaunt it’s might and callous heart winter coils its heavy hand with whetted shards of tempered ice impales autumnal sleeping land in shocked surprise sap runs to ground bare limbs must hide in rooted place blending with gray-tinted skies … Continue reading →