Birthday Nature Poems

In stars above, the night is wide,
A velvet hush that stirs the trees,
The moon begins her silver glide—
In stars above.

Gentle winds whisper through the leas,
The...

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Spring in your eyes –
I feel it there,
the way they smile.
Like winter's heavy cloak,
the days of stress,
simply erased.

I fall in love every spring.
primavera –
the sound,
my...

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Breath in, breath out
the tide ebbs in, and surges out, 
flows and pauses.
Swings and seesaws rock, bounce and rebound,
up and down, in tick-tock metronome time.
Memories...

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Crow (Blackus Menacingus)
large, clever and a scavenger
found in gardens where there’s trees
good at puzzles, can be trained
likes TV shows about celebrities

Blackbird (Blackus Not-A-Pirateus)
common gardeners friend...

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Norah Lynn was ten years old, and dreamed of being a ballet dancer;
Like cherry blossoms, fluttering in breeze, whispering with no answer.

She lived with her...

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     Au Natural, our first birthday suits
       soon obscured by zip-up rompers and baby boots

...

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Johnny MacAlister was six-years-old, young enough still for wishes,
Baby sister, Rosie, was all of three, all giggling and adorable kisses.

With fond, indulgent parents, the family...

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When I was younger, I have often wondered
Why is the eighth month not called October?
Was geometry wrong 
When it named the octagon,
Or was this a...

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Exercising a little each day
Brightens up the mind
And get lots of selfie photos.

Goosebumps, Grandpa
When I walk into the woods
I scream, found wild chillies.

When Manong visited...

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Lucy Locket lived amidst Lakeland Hills, where jay serenaded morning;
Like plum rainbows celebrate sunshine, with never any silent warning.

Lucy was merely twenty years old, like...

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Though little Suzie was wild about horses, she was too young to ride,
At just five golden years old. Like summer faded, where nature sighed.

Playful Suzie...

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I was an experienced interior designer, whose specialty was outer doors,
Ever opening to amber sunshine, as petals open, when vivid beams pour.

Functionality and beauty were...

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Happy birthday wishes to Susan Lawrence today (29 Jan) - may your day be as beautiful and uplifting as your poetry and art.


Above a plain...

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Lion Island sleeps like a cub 
between Angophora branches.

Scratching among leaf litter, a Superb Lyrebird 
drags his regal feathers over ruined castle-rocks.

In the tray of...

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I ambled down to the beach
To adore the misery of twilight
I Lit the red candle's of hope
Cloud's whispered together
Showered me with wishes
Red petal's came together
Floating...

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