Tag Archives: spring

Wordless Wednesday ~ Pacific ninebark

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Maggie C

Posted in nature, Photography, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged bloom, flower, native plants, Pacific ninebark, spring | 2 Comments

Wordless Wednesday ~ Poppies

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Maggie C

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Today’s poetry challenge at dVerse is to write a palinode. As host Grace explains: A palinode or palinody is an ode or song that retracts or recants a view or sentiment to what the poet wrote in a previous poem… … Continue reading →

Posted in humor, poetry | Tagged dVerse poets, hairy legs, palinode, poetry challenge, spring | 29 Comments

Wordless Wednesday (on Thursday)

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Maggie C

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Newborn

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Maggie C

You slip into the crook of my arm as I recline on the sofa, your diapered bottom cradled like a football. I can feel your body beneath my hand rise and fall with your breathing. You – most likely – … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiku, humanity, poetry | Tagged dVerse poets, haibun, newborn, spring | 10 Comments

Spring Reveal

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Maggie C

Whose legs these are I think I know; Encased in jeans all winter, though. Today I’ll shave, first time this year! The spring reveal: legs white as snow. Belatedly for dVerse MTB prompt: The Body and Poetry

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Harbinger

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Maggie C

Day Eleven of NaPoWriMo.* Today’s prompt: “write a poem in which one or more flowers take on specific meanings. “ And so: Harbinger You push through winter-hardened earth; herald of spring, though late winter snow lingers. A peek of green, … Continue reading →