Must all kitchens be
built for tall people? Forget
stepstools. Make them duck!
Must all kitchens be
built for tall people? Forget
stepstools. Make them duck!
hugs from my sister
+ 45 dinners packed
= well-spent day
I'm posting a poem each day for National Poetry Month. Read on to see more!
Today's Poetry Friday Roundup is at Reading to the Core. Enjoy!
Rhubarb's growing.
My, oh, my!
Guess I'll bake
a rhubarb pie.
Snowflakes in April?
Guess I'll try
a Snowflakes-in-April
Rhubarb Pie!
giant snails return
weather forecast mentions snow
good thing they have homes
Red-winged blackbird, from up in a tree,
announces himself trillingly.
His song sounds to me
like "Tweedle-dee-dee!"
Ornithologists might disagree.
skull-and-crossbones signs
would give a clearer warning
of the danger here
Today's Poetry Friday Roundup is at Jama's Alphabet Soup. Visit, read, enjoy!
Read on--more National Poetry Month poems below!
I.
I raked the front hill
still some weeding to do but
the front hill is raked
II.
I slept well last night
remarkable clarity
this morning's thinking
just a little bit
out of my way this fine view
neighbor's hellebores
Tabatha Yeatts is hosting today's Poetry Friday Roundup at The Opposite of Indifference. Enjoy!
And remember to enter the Book Giveaway of my new picture book Grow, illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman and published by Boyds Mills & Kane, at the Teaching Authors blog. Good luck!
oof I'd forgotten that
raking takes muscles my
arms not as strong as they
once were I fear
but
oh what a joy to be
working outside this is
truly my favorite
time of the year
Nothing overhead but blue.
Nothing urgent I must do.
Dog asleep in sunny spot—
better than the plan I've got.
Time for me to take her cue.
Nothing urgent I must do.
Let the list go in the breeze,
listen to the chickadees,
lie back, gaze up at the blue.
Nothing urgent I must do.
last riverside walk
farewell beavers, turkeys, coyotes
golf course reopens
Earth Day river cleanup
many small contributions
add up to big change
what to do with these
clenched fists--write poetry,
sew face masks, plant seeds
new morning routine
coffee, muffin, riverbank
before crowds arrive
half my steps today
up and down this hill--maybe
this year I'll keep up
somber morning walk
bones amid the greenery
o, this deadly spring
quiet park lagoon
grebe, merganser, muskrat, geese
distant siren wails
big mistake last night
reading the news at bedtime
nightmares all night long
picking up dog food
newfangled shopping adventure
topsy-turvy world
brave Wisconsin voters
stood in line for hours--
six feet apart for hours--
stood outside in the rain
brave Wisconsin voters
stood up to voter suppression
stood up to gerrymandering
to show the world that this is what
democracy looks like now
may they all be safe