Long Forsythia Poems

     by how many badbyes can you measure the length of your day

                 first comes...

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Cascading off the winter chill
leaving warmth wherever it traces
the edge of the daffodil, tulip or crocus
spring shines its brilliant rays across
the windowpane that mirrors the friendly praise
coloring the seals with such sweet appeal 

lavender lilacs...

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Cascading off the winter chill
leaving warmth wherever it traces
the edge of the daffodil, tulip or crocus
spring shines its brilliant rays across
the windowpane that mirrors the friendly praise
coloring the seals with such sweet appeal 

lavender lilacs...

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I belonged to a family of farmers, we had farmed for generations;
And we were true to our land, as blooms loyal to sweet sensations.

I knew the fierce satisfaction, only derived from working the land;
And sometimes...

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O April
how I’ve longed for your return
to breathe new life 
into this gnarled body..
for these roots to be unfettered 
from the grasping earthen frost - 
the past season of fanged nor’easters gnashed 
me bare -...

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SPRING  FLOWERS  ABOUND

A time of year we love the best is spring, a time for new beginnings
Bringing us bright new flowers like the Buttercup to life
Cowslip are another delight along the verge as...

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The Firefly as Metaphor

Walk in twilight
Among the flashings of fireflies
Reborn from the earth below,
From the base of tall plants, to dispel
The fears of darkness, as their
Surprising orange -quick blooms
Twinkle the night shadows
Into a joyful game...

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 abecedarian 

An arch's lowest stone from which it springs is a springer
Bounce in one’s step common to infatuation
Cricket term – one of a set of rubber strips on a bat handle
Door lock that will...

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Gently sloping emerald hills, 
Old, gray fences brightened by daffodils,
Majestic trees ready to burst into bloom,
Strangers smiling and waving at me.
That’s my Kentucky.

Gleaming horses peacefully grazing
Behind white fences,
Old, leaning barns speaking of tobbacco and history,
Spring...

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This spring, below me 
There were six flowers, and six flowers only 
My leaves made way for the piercing eyes of the sun 
Which helped them give way 

For me to look at their vibrant...

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The beautiful forsythia blossoms,
Tiny green leaves and yellow florets appear.

The sidewalks clean and free from snow,
Easy to walk along and appreciate the environment.

Tall trees blossoming, I observe the green leaves,
Unravelling slowly and becoming a full...

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How cold the sun of April
  first day playing games
  of spring return to winter chills.
Blow ye wild, racing winds
  slip thru the stilled and silent trees
  hovering between the naked...

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Our Seasons are a blessing, as they also represent
the cycle of life- and Spring is our symbol of Rebirth.


A nother Spring did come our way;
B egan late March, and day by day,
C ontinued to advance...

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Spring sweetly breathes life
to tender buds on trees,
and from earth’s fertile womb,
seedlings’ small heads emerge
peeking out from the soil.
Climbing upward
toward the sun that sustains them,
and nourished too by rain,
they finally reveal 
their lovely blossomed faces
to...

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Azalea blooms show their pink blaze
Begonias in beds amaze
Cornflowers grow in blue delight
Daffodil debuts still thrill our sight
Eastern Redbud, a bright pink splash
Forsythia gold hides winter's ash
Gardenia, soft with creamy hues
Hyacinth paints with varied blues
Irises...

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I love the snow and beautiful blue skies,
gentle rain and thunderstorms,
winds that blow the fall leaves,
leaving a gold carpet up to my knees.

I don't like duratio winds,
or tornados that suddenly blow in,
earthquakes that take down...

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With its lingering mixture of snow and sleet 
And soggy shoes under feet 
With cold winds that seem to blow forever
Its slow decline from winter weather 

With the hopes of the raising sun
And less days...

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Spring flowers





Artemisia bear the colourful foliage
Bluebells carpet a magical sight
Coreopsis and cherries blossom
Daffodils are seen in jovial mood
Eranthis buds as the snow melts,
Forsythia screams it's spring time,
Grape hyacinths trumpet arrival 
Hellebore shows surprising resilience,
Irises have...

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Plants scattered round our yard
Each in their state of spring
The forsythia's green
Reveals nature's mid-spring
Still not safe to plant beans

Plants scattered round our yard
Canon lilies' green leaves
Now seven inches high
A long way from blossoms
When it reaches...

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Our spring is a magical time of the year;
the time we applaud its awakening sign,
as buds open up overnight to appear.

When days become longer and warmer, it's clear
Forsythia knows to turn gold on the vine.
Our...

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I don't mean to make this anyone else's fault
I don't mean to go back there
but the bumblebee with the crooked wing in the parking lot
roasting on the asphalt and I looked away
you kept it in...

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In Pacifica
I despise that portrait of me.
The likeness ends
with the name.
Yes, Jane Seymour, unbeheaded
Queen of England.
No, not of pinched thin lips
and sharp bird-beak nose.
Those hideous wimples
tented on over plucked foreheads
displaying protruding toad eyes....
I was not...

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Our month of May unfolds soft pastel haze
to spread her joy ahead of summer days.
'Tween buds of April and June's full-bloomed phase
spring daffodils and tulips pave the ways
for lilac and forsythia bouquets.
Lush verdant leaves create...

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FORSYTHIA II
Jostling with ubiquitous crocuses 
First leaves in forest, farm, or home
First greens of spring reveal 
The most eager petals I know -
My springtime “friend” uplifts me 
with myriad-sunned, golden yellows.

Early summer heat will bring...

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Our spring delivers magic every year-
the time when we applaud its wake-up sign,
as overnight new buds seem to appear!

The days turn longer, warmer- and it's clear
Forsythia splash gold upon the vine!
Our spring delivers magic every...

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