Once in a Blue Moon
To do something “once in a blue moon” is to do it very rarely: “That company puts on a good performance only once in a blue moon. Source: theidioms.com The blue moon is the full moon that appears a second time...
Down a Dusty Road
In the countryside, down a dusty roadOn a Winding hillside, there’s a little abode Standing back from the big old oakThe one so loved by all country folk It Takes a country girl to loveThe simple song of a morning...
My Front Porch Swing
The view from my front porch swingIt is a soul-soothing thing In the ballet, the hummingbirds danceTheir flapping wings put me in a trance it is hard to look awaywhen the squirrels are at play I watch the turtles slowly...
Rain Drops
When the rain is fallingThe sapling starts calling Please give me a little drinkMy roots are dry, so I think I’ll dry up and blow awayIf you don’t visit me today I need your gentle raindropsSo I can produce abundant...
Silhouettes Among Us
A tree’s beautiful silhouette can take your breath away Natural forms and shapes a magical sway on display As The evening sun starts to rest its headDancing in the shadows, now a crimson red When the trees become a mirror...
Watching Geese
It’s a fantastic thing to watcha flock of geese grazing as they walk As heads reach down to the earthyou stop to consider their worth They are noisy at times as they flyIts a command for the othersthey aren’t saying...
Life’s Mirror
Indian paints, tulips, and butterfliesThrough my lens, colorful passerbys Orange, purple, pinks, and yellowsSome are Miss’s, and some are fellows Majestic purples, fiery oranges, volcanic redsbutterflies hovering above milkweeds head Quickly capture their acting daystomorrow is too late to catch...
Trees Whispering
There is a beauty in life unheardIntriguing sounds without a spoken word I look around at the beautiful treesbending swaying, moving with ease They have a plan; they’re going somewherestarting over every year without a care the birds of heaven...
Nature’s Symphony
The things that bug meYou cannot always see The most enjoyable natural soundsin the quietest of places Are found They are never absent or delinquent.unbeknownst to each other, ideally in sync Nature harmonizes as if in a concert auditorium.The countryside...
Nature’s Way
Simple things always brings A mile-wide smile That lasted for a while simple and yet so complex natures ways never vex They don’t realize They are a picturesque prize Gathering acorns to build their nest Working undisturbed trying to invest ...