Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
New Born Tiny hands, Tiny feet Rosebud mouth, Face so sweet, Delicately wrought, Leaves me awed, Created with love In the image of God. CLA Poetry Playing: Day 20 prompt: hands & feet It’s National Poetry Month. Write a poem — or two! [...]
This first poem is one completed from half-formed ideas and notes I wrote in 2007 on my first visit to Friday Harbor. I had just spent 10 years in Las Vegas, the land of blowing dirt and gray concrete. I never finished the poem because it was missing something. Nessa’s [...]
The Pacific Northwest Walk the shore with me ‘neath the towering Douglas Fir where sharp wood resins fill my senses. Tempered by a soft sea breeze, moist earth, a salty tang, and crisp, cold air. This is the flavor of home. CLA Poetry Playing: Day 17 prompt: things you smell, [...]
Flower Fairies Fairies flit among the flowers sprinkled through the grass. I lift my camera click click click A look at the photos reveal beautiful flowers and perhaps a tiny shimmer where magic exists. CLA Poetry Playing: Day 16 prompt: fairies or sprites It’s National Poetry month. Write a poem [...]
April 14th Sven, Saved Sven sailed the seven seas to see what he could seize. Sven sailed a silver ship that traveled with the breeze. Silver sails swelling swiftly sailed the ship, to the shores of Sicily oh what a perilous trip. Sven spied upon the silver shore, a supple [...]