June study window
shadows of leaves
on leaves
reading a new
library book
this year’s leaves
in today’s sun

Previous posts from this series:
Small Study Poems and Seasons – 1
Thank you
June study window
shadows of leaves
on leaves
reading a new
library book
this year’s leaves
in today’s sun
Previous posts from this series:
Small Study Poems and Seasons – 1
Thank you
This morning, I went to the Oostburg Public Library. Grateful to be there again. I wore my face mask, and used the hand sanitizer they provide. I borrowed two books, and am reading a memoir this afternoon.
Then I thought of authors I know through blogs who wrote memoirs that I have read. Two examples:
tiny leaves
on trees
no prayer
in my heart
too small for God
Tuesday
house plant grew
during the Winter
green leaves begin
to cover a file drawer
Winter growth
I review books read
or some pages read
there are many
the last few years
green leaves grow
over a drawer
poetry archives
Tulip Tree by Mark Catesby is from Reusable Art: their 1700s Art Category.
Resources For Writers! is the new post from Mead Public Library Blog.
You can also visit the Mead Library Website. The library is in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. There is a page for Up-to-Date Information on Library Services.
Please read Carol Purington’s Quiet Optimism by Michael Dylan Welch at Graceguts.
You can read poems from Carol Purington’s Archive at Mann Library’s Daily Haiku Featuring one guest author per month, which is edited by Tom Clausen.
Woodslawn Farm is her family website.
Carol and I corresponded for years, and she enjoyed the blogs. I will share more of her work over time.
The Academy of American Poets began National Poetry Month in April 1996. Today I learned this year is the 25th Anniversary.
And I also read that the Academy of American Poets was founded in 1934.
National Poetry Month Logo – there are different web and print versions.