Poems

Spring Poem

Posted by on Apr 16, 2021 in Poems | 0 comments

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Thanks to FotoRieth from Pixabay for the lovely image!

It’s a cold, gloomy, rainy,  SNOWY spring day up here in Maine…but it did give me a bit of inspiration for a spring poem, which I thought I’d share with you.

Party Dresses

 

Spring throws a party
and everyone’s going,
everyone’s wearing their best.
Daffodils nod their new golden bonnets.
Hyacinths brush up their purple-prink frills.
Tulips sashay in their deep crimson ballgowns.
Pansies slip on their soft velvet shoes.
Even the rain has been invited,
shaking her long silver hair.
Spring throws a party,
and everyone’s going.

What about you?
Come too!

 

 

 

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Amanda Gorman

Posted by on Jan 22, 2021 in American History, Poems, Politics | 0 comments

Amanda Gorman recites "The Hill We Climb," during the 59th Presidential Inauguration ceremony in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took the oath of office on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II)

Amanda Gorman recites “The Hill We Climb” during the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Take note, young writers–she is 22 years old. Start practicing now–this could be you!

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Two Summery Haiku

Posted by on Jul 3, 2019 in Poems | 0 comments

IMG_9367At last it’s summer in Maine (we’ve been waiting so long!)! So here are two poetic expressions of the season.

On the Dock #1

Weight of sunlight
on my skin–golden sawdust
sifting down.

On the Dock #2

Shock of deep green cold
slaps through me swallows me
diving in.

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