It is often so/ that when we clear dross and junk,/ we find wonderful. Using a loping shears to clear underbrush and non-native privet from around the hardwood trees in my back yard reveals an undergrowth of black-eyed susans and other hidden wildflowers. Sometimes you have to burn the grasses and weeds from large fields, […]
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Look For More Beauty: ImproVerse Haiku
When you take time to/ look for beauty, you might be/ rewarded with more.
Cooling Georgia Heat: ImproVerse Prose
I sit deep in my deciduous and cedar woods, shaded, sweltering in the hot afternoon Georgia heat. The still air, like an open oven, stifles me. I must escape. But just as I start to rise, a cool breeze starts from the creek bottom below, racing across the newly-mown fields. Wind rushes like a cresting […]
Independence Day Stay Dance: ImproVerse Free Verse
Solo sycamore leaves catch the hot afternoon breeze and spin in joyous pinwheels on Independence Day, as if to say: “Welcome home, boy. We’re glad you’ve come. Don’t Roam. Stay.”
Deep Woods Bath: ImproVerse Haiku
I emersed me in/ woods, hoping to stop dying./ I must bathe more oft.
Reconnecting With My 27 Backyard Tree Species: Haiku
Hi, my deep-rooted/ woods friends. I’m sad I’ve not been/ near. I’ll tread barefoot.
Missing Wildflowers: Nature Haiku
Folks look at my yard/ and see lots of grass to mow./ They miss wildflowers.
Guiding Purpose Of Lightning Bugs: ImproVerse Haiku
I thought lightning bugs/ don’t guide anyone, but then/ learned their real purpose.
Southern Women Sans Nylons: Haiku
I was shocked to learn / why Southern women dont wear/ nylons: Chiggers itch.
Killer Gardening Mistakes: Haiku
When planting gardens, / you shouldn’t confuse okra/ pods with Orca pods.