Category: nature
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Backyard Yoga
Lying outside on comfy yoga mat warm breeze skimming over face as mind quiets, stills during shavasana breath of spring inhaled, body releasing and grounding, Connecting to the sustaining life pulse of our planet- namaste #VerseLove Day 11- Lines In My Prime Prompt -Compose a poem about an abstract concept using prime numbers for syllable…
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Spring Haiku Hunt
I just finished reading Three Simple Lines: A Writer’s Pilgrimage into the Heart and Homeland of Haiku by Natalie Goldberg. Part of my learning was that haiku does not need to be written in the 5-7-5 syllable pattern that I had always learned but it can just be 3 short lines. The tricky part is…
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Come Out and Enjoy the Day
“Come out and enjoy the day!” chirps the chickadee perched on my deck rail, head turning from side to side trying to hold me in its gaze. “Come out and enjoy the day!” beckons the squirrel investigating the snowless deck, bounding over to my French doors, glancing in to invite me to join him. “Come…
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My Best Colors
I RSVP’d yes to the writing party invitation from Leigh Anne Eck at A Day in the Life blog, http://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/2023/03/its-party-time-sol23.html Thank you for extending the invitation to the community. So now I am showing up to the party in my favorite popping royal blue sweater, faded black jeans and matching blue socks. The vibrant hue…
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FINALLY- A Winter Foray
FINALLY- there is enough snow! I have been waiting all winter to be able to go snowshoeing and today was the day. I honestly can’t believe that it took until March for us to have enough snow for this to happen. Living in Upstate New York, we typically have an abundance of snow each year-…
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Ode to Maple Trees
Oh, powerful leader among trees standing proudly across the Northeast gathered in a forest nation you awe us with your beauty and strength. Oh, powerful leader among trees your sap becomes liquid sweetness that feeds and heals our bodies with antioxidants and micronutrients. Oh, powerful leader among trees your leaves of green shelter us from…
Doodads and Doodles 