Category Archives: Poems

I love finding small surprises in the garden when I’m out tending plants, pulling weeds, feeding birds. One day this week I started noticing some fallen leaves nibbled into beautiful lace-like patterns. It was a sign that fall is on … Continue reading →

Last summer I was inspired to write a poem “What the Milkweed Knows” from a post I read from Mary Lee Hahn. That inspired me to suggest to my Inked Voices poetry group the prompt “What the _____Knows.” I’ve had … Continue reading →

There’s something about geraniums, especially red geraniums. I like the way they contrast with the hosta along the side of the shed. This year I purchased a large hanging plant of red geraniums and white lobelia for the corner of … Continue reading →

This week I’ve been thinking about shapes in poetry. Not concrete poetry where the poem is written in the shape of its subject or theme (although that would be fun to try), but more a poem inspired by a shape, … Continue reading →

This week I’ve been experimenting with etherees. I wrote one inspired by my backyard birds, one about the beautiful strawberry moon that appeared this week, and one inspired by a Mary Oliver poem, “Music Lessons.” I took violin lessons for … Continue reading →