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The Squirrels: free verse
The squirrels have gone on strike; I can hear them chattering, each one voicing their dislike. The gist is not flattering. Yesterday we had the trees removed planted too close to the house, against the back fence, that blocked the … Continue reading
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The Dogwood
She with fond memories of elders now gone, & I with my own youth to call back to mind, bought a ten gallon dogwood last year, late in spring (& though maybe later than some would advise for a tree … Continue reading
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Tagged daily poems, gardening, growth, memories, New Orleans, nostalgia, Starlight Dances, summer, youth
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Tending a Garden
The soul is a garden that needs tending: deadheads to be snipped away, trees to trim, stray weeds to remove, fence that needs mending, measuring, minding each tendril and limb. Yet what will thrive, and what withers and dies, regardless … Continue reading
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Tagged daily poems, gardening, growth, inspiration, sonnet, the soul, truth
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