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- The Words We Choose
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- Psychology of a Walnut Shell
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A Clutch in the Woods
Spending more time in the woods during the COVID-19 social shutdown has so many benefits to mind, body, and spirit. You realize that you are part of nature, not apart from it. You see the cycle of the seasons, of … Continue reading
Dandelion Puffball
Some people call dandelions weeds. And, maybe they are weeds, but they are beautiful weeds. Not only is the dandelion bees’ first food of spring, they magically transform into artful puffballs. They go gray so to speak. This poem appreciates … Continue reading
A Poet’s Garden
This poem came out of my Sunday morning gardening time. In the course of writing it, I figured out why I have never been a great gardener. It is not so much about production as creating a place, a place … Continue reading
Posted in garden, Spring, Wisconsin
Tagged bird calls, bird poem, bird song, garden poem, nature poem, poem, postive poetry, self-calm, self-care
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Mother’s Day is Farming Day
There are still a lot of small to medium farms in Wisconsin, USA. Yesterday the farmers were out in their tractors. Something about Mother’s Day weekend is the time when farmers get the itch to plant and tend. Enjoy the … Continue reading
Posted in Spring, Wisconsin
Tagged care of the land, Farming, farming poetry, feeding the world, know your farmer, Mother's Day, nature poetry, postive poetry, the land
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You Never Know Who’s Eating Your Clover
A fun one. Last weekend I watched a porcupine climb down from a tree and scamper over to eat the clover in a food plot planted for the deer. There are some deeper meanings in this metaphor I am sure, … Continue reading
Posted in Spring
Tagged food plots, life on the land, managing for deer, nature, nature poetry, opportunity, positive poetry, presume welcome
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Experience Wind
You guessed it, windy day today in the woods. A good tree listening day but that is another poem. While biking against wind isn’t fun, going out in it, sensing it, is fun. The trees pictured here were clicking together, … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus COVID19, Spring, Wisconsin
Tagged enjoy nature, nature, nature poetry, postive poetry, self-care, trees, weather
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Green and Glow
Poetry writing month dedicated to coping and thriving during the COVID-19 pandemic journey. Last day of Poetry Writing month 2020. A stressful day, distracted, thinking a poem would not come tonight. Once again, nature relaxes me and inspires a poem. … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus COVID19, NaPoWriMo
Tagged COVID19 coping, nature, postive poetry, self-calm, self-care, thrive
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