Category: Wildflowers
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Healing Rhyme
Listening to the newsIt can be hard to smileOur country in a downward spiralBut still we can rhyme in styleWords made pretty, and agileLittle drops of sunshineIn pocket vials*** *** *** ***Count the deer in the photo!! Sadly, the beautiful hillside will soon be mowed down by goats to reduce wildfire risk.
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Spring Wildflowers
How can a flowerPossess such powerTo cheer us up?Unfolding symmetryPhotons of colorSnatched from the cosmosDeceptive simplicityA spiritual mysteryOf wonder and love
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Incongruous Spring
Spring in swingNature’s happy new constructionAmidst societal destruction I’ve never been a big Grateful Dead fan, but this bumper sticker really hit the spot (You can get these on Amazon):
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Cactus Flower
Protective, sometimes pricklyOn the outsideBut still with beauty to shareOn the insideThe longing to shareThe instinct to hideIt took a little too longFor me to take prideIn being an introvert!
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The Myth of Cassandra
Condemned by ApolloTo always speak the truthBut never to be believedHalf our countryHalf our worldLiving in falsehoodA handful of despotsManufacturing liesAccumulating evilNature speaks honestlyIn prophecyShe is my refuge
Haumanu Speaks/PoetiCalli 