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...
- July 25, 2023
Nature
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...
- October 14, 2022
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...
- September 5, 2022
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...
- July 19, 2022
NOT My Baby
Harpy eagles mate for lifeThe female lays two eggs of white a large stick nest up high in the treeand together they raise one bird chicky After the first...
- January 8, 2021
Amaryllis
The Amaryllis has two species not the sameIt is a small genus of flowering bulb called by several names She is sold in winter months, related distantly to the...
- January 7, 2021
Climbing Trees
All kids love to climb up treesIt’s not just an activity for the bees What can you spy, from way up highOn a limb in the Oaktree I can...
- January 4, 2021
Red Cardinal in Winter
Red cardinal Cardinals are monogamous birds whose relationships are harmonious and romantic with musical quips The male and female sing duets to one another calling similar songs out to...
- December 31, 2020
Wildflowers on a Hill
I love to gowhere the wildflowers grow Where beauty aboundsColor covers the ground A simple mixture of seedsAt first look like weeds They start out being blandWhen in full...
- December 27, 2020
Mrs. Robin
American Robins pair-bond during the breeding seasonFemales are primarily responsible for building the nest who knows the reason She starts by building the nest that is made of twigs,...
- December 17, 2020
Indian Paintbrush
The Navajo woman saw beauty all around She would weave the beauty she saw growing on the ground Her Poles staked out and measured to height on the Upright...
- December 3, 2020
Hillside Dreaming
I want a house on a hillside Where I can wake up and just look outside Nothing marring the beauty before me Land and leafy trees aplenty to see...
- November 22, 2020
Winds of Time
The Winds of Time When the wind picks up It stirs up all the dust Things scatter all about Too many things to even count Nothing stays in its...
- November 21, 2020
