I watch a drowsy bee chew Through its winter cocoon And emerge on the edge Of a sunny window ledge. After a sullen start to spring, Dandelions smile in dewy grass. The first dragonfly helicopters past The cherry tree and honeysuckle bowers, Where flirty buds are bursting To unfold a pink flurry of flowers To […]
Day: May 1, 2016
Passing By
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Writing Prompt #157 “Collage 22” They met in the bloom of youth: No time for love, no time for truth, Which they kept hidden Along with their hearts. They met again, from time to time, Travelling apart But always bumping into each other, Searching for something In the coolness of […]
Old Pond
My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge month May 1st (1) ‘old pond’ old pond frog jumps in sound of water © Basho (Tr. Chèvrefeuille) silvery bubbles surface frog frolics in the slipstream © Kim M. Russell