It’s Poetry Friday!

I’ve been using some of Georgia Heard’s July Field Guide as prompts this month. I’m enjoying how Georgia’s suggestions encourage me to think outside the box and look for inspiration in different places. Of course, I still most often turn to nature and memories. Here are two short offerings using the prompts “Find where nature is trying to enter” and “Make a list of what July keeps.”

Nature’s Tenacity

green springs from rotting trees
vines twine through honeysuckle
a sunflower sprout
Draft, 2026RoseCappelli

Ah, July!

bees and butterflies
fireworks, flags
empty schoolbags
happy tail wags
afternoon naps
thunder claps
frozen ice cream treats, perhaps
Draft, 2026RoseCappelli

Tanita has the roundup today at her blog Fiction, Instead of Lies. Be sure to stop by for lots of poetry goodness. I’ll be off for a couple of weeks of vacation, enjoying family time at the beach.