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Harbinger
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
Posted in daily prompt, nature, poetry
Tagged daffodils, defiance, flowers, NaPoWriMo 2020, poetry, spring
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Early Spring
longer days still dark I shiver with the tulips winter’s chill in spring
Spring Awakes
Day 25 of NaPoWriMo. Today’s Prompt: Taking a cue from John Keats’ poem, “To Autumn,” write a poem that (a.) is specific to a season; (b.) uses imagery that relates to all five senses; (c.) includes a rhetorical question, like … Continue reading
Posted in Animalia, daily prompt, nature, poetry
Tagged birds, flowers, NaPoWriMo 2019, poetry, spring
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Waking Up
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
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Wordless Wednesday 4.3.19
Posted in nature, Photography, Washington, Wordless Wednesday
Tagged flowers, pink, spring, Wordless Wednesday
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Season’s Greeting
Spring came early. Daffodils sent up blunt shoots. Yellow buds perched atop short stalks. Pushing right through autumn’s detritus, spring defied winter’s chilly winds. But winter sent a heavy-handed greeting: a caress of snow, an icy kiss of welcome … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday 5.23.18
Posted in nature, Photography, Wordless Wednesday
Tagged flowers, rhododendrons, spring, Wordless Wednesday
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