I wonder
what today’s poem may be
lilacs in the wind
memories of neighbors
and their gardens
lilacs
knowing
they cannot stay
but will return
lilacs
ancient lilacs
cover the graves
Memorial Day
“ancient lilacs” was published in SMILE (edited/published by Joyce M. Johnson); and Humoresque (for the United Amateur Press Association of America, edited/published by Jean Calkins).
Reprinted here first on May 26, 2010.
new green leaves
in sun and wind
pages of a book
Pink Flower Drawing is courtesy of Reusable Art.
poems to see
and perhaps write
primroses near the door
Today I am reading from Time Of Singing, Volume 50 Number 1, Spring 2023. TOS is a print journal from Wind & Water Press. I began subscribing years ago, when Charles A. Waugaman was editor. Lora Homan Zill has been editor for many years. Lora’s site is The Blue Collar Artist.
snowdrops and then
forsythia by the cedar
garage and fence
April flowers
today
kitchen window
gardens grow and
a robin in the yard
April 24, 2023 – Easter And Spring Poetry
more gifts to write
and then a robin
on the tree branch
by my study window
Spring Gifts – March 26, 2023
found an old journal – March 14, 2023
small hyacinth plants
on the table with Easter lilies
only a month since spring began
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin 