Author: Candace

I am a reader, a writer, and a snapper of photos

Pretty Petals

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Mini Challenge in the Garden
Eerie Nursery Rhymes

Pretty Petals

Come pick some pretty flowers
from my backyard garden dear
the scents are quite alluring
oh, there’s nothing you should fear

Come pick some pretty flowers
maybe taste a dainty bloom
but should you choose unwisely
I’ll toss petals on your tomb

Dog Days

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Master Bedroom Painting by andrew wyeth; Master Bedroom Art Print for sale
Master Bedroom Painting by andrew wyeth

Dog Days

I long for the “dog days” of summer
hot days with nothing to do
when daydreaming
is a valid past time
days of long afternoon naps
and tall glasses of iced tea
that leave a cooling wet ring
on my bare leg
nights that come slowly
as we sit on the porch swing
listening to an improvised
concert by crickets and frogs

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Imaginary Garden with Real Toads – Artistic Interpretations with Margaret
d’Verse Poets – OLN # 174 – Bjorn has us thinking about summer

Lost In Dreams

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At d’Verse Poets, Mish  has us singing our own tune,

Lost In Dreams

I follow the path
laid out for me
eyes wide open
but heart clenched tight
and when the sun goes down
I get lost in dreams

I spend each day
as others see fit
like a mannequin
no thoughts or feelings
and when the sun goes down
I get lost in dreams

I speak in words
that are not mine
opinions muted
until the day ends
and when the sun goes down
I get lost in dreams

I’m lost in dreams of you
lost in dreams of you

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d’Verse  Poetics – The Music in You

Collaboration for Peace – 23

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Mish  and I hope you find some time for stillness this week

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photo by Mish

In Stillness

I’ve laid down my pack
and loosened the laces
on my hiking boots
I will sit for a while
admire the mountains I’ve
yet to climb
I will inhale the clean air
and listen for the small
stirrings of creatures
nearby
watch for the
aerial performance of
hawks in the blue sky
I will feel the warm breeze
as it passes me, hurrying off
to the valley below
I will stay here a while
in stillness – waiting
until peace joins me
then I will move on

Look For Me

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Flash 55 Plus – Songs that make you cry
(Tears In Heaven by Eric Clapton)

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I will save you a seat –
if I get there first
I’ll drape my sweater,
the blue one that
matches your eyes,
over the back of the
chair next to mine
I will put my bag on
the seat so no one
will take your place,
and wave so you
can find my soul

frosty rose

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Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month May 29th: “a single frosty rose” by Mizuhara Shuoshi (1892-1981)

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A new year begins
With the blooming
Of a single frosty rose                         (Mizuhara Shuoshi)

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fragile petals opening
like the beauty of new love                 (Candy)