Took the long way home from getting a bag of sunflower seeds today. The birdies seem to have forgiven me already. Two yellow rivers Echoing forsythia Along curvy road Two yellow rivers Curving in time to the road Forsythia time … Continue reading →
Often there is a day or two in April where I write a poem but don’t share it. Hasn’t happened yet but this was close. i will make a place in my heart, a quiet place where we both may … Continue reading →
Last night around ten the wind started howling, something wet started hitting the windows and before you knew it, snow! Well, the weather guys had been salivating over this nor’easter so it wasn’t too big a surprise but still. My … Continue reading →
Today was warm, sort of. The morning was a write off. I drove over to New Lebanon and stopped at Hand Hollow. Things looked brown and green seemed far off even thouogh it’s *right there* – so close. Not yet. … Continue reading →
The NaPoWriMo prompt suggested we “write a curtal sonnet. This is a variation on the classic 14-line sonnet. The curtal sonnet form was developed by Gerard Manley Hopkins, and he used it for what is probably his most famous poem, … Continue reading →
No great achievement is possible without persistent work.
