A Vine in Winter
...denuded of foliage
left with the bare essence of my existence
a gnarled unassuming frame
from which new life will burst forth in spring
firmly anchored in fertile soil
the terroir for the vine...
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Categories:
lobed, analogy, winter,
Form: Free verse
Environmental shots
...Unique
Elite swimmer
brown, tailless, Pied-billed Grebes
can float, dive or simply submerge
graceful
dark eyes
cinnamon tone
heard but not often seen
rear end feet, lobed toes, poor flier
...
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Categories:
lobed, bird,
Form: Cinquain
The Old Oak Tree
...I am sitting under the old oak old tree whose roots and branches have withstood the test of time. I am sitting under the old oak tree with hard woody roots descend in into the deep and spirally arran...
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Categories:
lobed, america, business, community, courage,
Form: Narrative
Harmony of Life's Calabash
...In the calabash of life,
a profound journey unfolds
as the space
gracefully passes the baton
in the art of apprenticeship.
Success resonates like a fine chant,
akin to the resonance of the...
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Categories:
lobed, africa, creation, culture, moon,
Form: Free verse
Winged Burning Bush
...Ridged, broad and corky wings.
Translucent—your yellow
Iris sits behind the morning veil.
Short season of striking
color. Greed spurs you, or hope
Huddled against the bursting
Of a cursed i...
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Categories:
lobed, tree,
Form: Free verse
The Springtime Symphony
...Spring is a time of rebirth and rejuvenation,
A vernal season of whimsical invigoration.
Admiration is conveyed through this way,
It relishes a bit like freshly fallen rain spray.
A...
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Categories:
lobed, analogy, appreciation, color, flower,
Form: Rhyme
Flowers I Ordered
...great buy.
bcmgva.0rg
Purchase Date:
May 1, 2021
Payment to:
Brunswick County Master Gardener Volunteer Association
bcmgvat@gmail.com Payment from:
Jill Horn
jilloh2@atmc.net
Quanti...
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Categories:
lobed, analogy,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
The Art of Plants
...Dancing trees blossom
Every day from March till May
Before next autumn
White light daffodils
Flourish the grasses so dull
Like colourful frills.
Lobed petalled poppies
Kiss the warm navy b...
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Categories:
lobed, nature, seasons, spring,
Form: Haiku
The Melt
...December did not call him out
to the creek,
it was a prod from a walking god
whose legs had grown stiff.
The softening stream is smoky,
a recuperating sun is unlocking the frozen,
slivers and...
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Categories:
lobed, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Just In Case You Wondered
...Just in case you wondered...
Yours truly, (i.e. I) quickly
became hypnagogic afore
subsequently segueing soundly
into autohypnosis booklore,
while binge reading courtesy
regarding aptitude ...
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Categories:
lobed, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Find Your Way
...Find your way
from brain stemmed
seed tree infancy
of glorious humanity
history
Find your way
From correct diverse limbic resolutions
back to shared soul temporal-health
co-acclimating div...
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Categories:
lobed, body, education, green, health,
Form: Political Verse
Foot Upon Foot of Flesh On Flesh
...I slither and climb amogst the highest of canopy
Winding, circling, selfishly stalking all heights for him
A slender, lascivious woman searching for a vee
Strangling my host, end...
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Categories:
lobed, bullying, green, imagery, riddle,
Form: Personification
Silver Apricots
...apricots bygone
a peachy sun geezerhood
silver lobed Ginkgo...
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Categories:
lobed, life, memory, tree,
Form: Senryu
Drawn To Their Own Conclusion
...Drawn To Their Own Conclusion
Before the grenades were launched
Lobed at the angry crowds
Women gathered bullets in their pockets
Found on the silent street
As they looked down the loaded ba...
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Categories:
lobed, conflict, confusion, death, evil,
Form: Free verse
Maple Tree
...
Many men came today to look at the old empty house;
I have been guarding that house for many, many years;
They spent quite some time looking at and touching me;
I heard them saying that the ...
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Categories:
lobed, endurance, tree,
Form: Personification
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