Observation tower at Hot Springs (Arkansas) National Park Thank you to Becky for another fun Squares month:https://beckybofwinchester.com/2021/01/31/square-up-31/
Category: January Square
January Squares
Nasturtium can still beCharles Olson’s flowerand maybe like my motherhe instructed his daughterto soak the little wrinkledseeds in a custard cup ofwater overnight, so theywould sprout quicker inthe sickly soil next to theback door. Thinking ofthe shades of orange andthe veiny round leaves ofJuly- this is my nose-gay now. Inspired by p. 632, The Maximus […]
January Squares and Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Prompt #342
Rough air and angelsAnticipate turbulenceTowing the season Rough Air It does not rain in spaceThere is space between the rainWhere angels flyTowing dreams tetheredBehind their wingsAerial advertising withAcrobatic towplanes toting aBanner over the beach Anticipate turbulenceRough air ChopA little shaking lets you know you’re aliveMaybe the wings snap offWhere are the angels now?Make sure your […]
January Squares
From Breakers and Granite by John Gould Fletcher: “What are these, angels or demons, or steel and stone. Soaring, alert, striped and diversified windows…Soaring vast effort spent in the sky till it breaks there.” He was writing about skyscrapers in NYC in April 1920. A link to the Squares challenge:https://beckybofwinchester.com/2021/01/24/square-up-24/
January Squares
This is part of a recreation of a village at Kualoa Ranch in Kaneohe, HI. I remember the tour guide saying the shaman of the village would sleep up there to receive messages from the gods in his dreams, but it has bothered me ever since that I cannot remember the name. I have searched […]
January Squares Puppy
I had planned on participating more regularly in January Squares, but have been a bit preoccupied with our new family member. She weighs 7.5 pounds right now, but is dreaming of growing up. She is a boxer, so should be about 60 pounds full grown. January Squares link: https://beckybofwinchester.com/2021/01/21/square-up-21/
January Squares and Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Challenge # 339
Each growing seasonThe sun as adored nannyTending to children Here are links to both challenges:
January Squares Day 2
Cotton crop dusterSeptember in TennesseeRooftop Acrobat A link to the squares challenge:https://beckybofwinchester.com/2021/01/02/square-up-2/
January Squares Day 1
December 27 sunrise and thinking maybe Icarus had brothers? What if Icarus did not drown when he fell into the sea. What if he emerged as a shore bird made of all those feathers he collected. Or maybe a moray eel who harnessed the sun’s light to slither and glow. There are all sorts of […]
