It doesn’t matter how early the sun shows up above the rooflines like some over achieving executive or if your shower is cold, tepid or as hot as the scalding coffee dribbling into your favorite cup or second favorite cup from Milwaukee or third with the faded words Huntington Beach or if you fix oatmeal […]
Sabi Saturday (or whatever day it really is) Espalier
I had the pleasure of visiting the Baltimore Museum of art on Saturday, March 7. This was my favorite piece from an exhibit featuring women artists. The artist repurposes wool, cotton and threads to “train” a tree to grow flat against a wall. I like the colors and swirls and the new to me […]
First day of Spring (micropoetry?)
Cherry blossoms and sunshine- both in short supply First day of spring- the threat of storms A wasp and I the need for social distancing
Crossword
Eden is a common crossword answer The scene of a fall Aria and aloe are for When vowels are needed Oreo, too Dunkable treat Tastier vowels Oreos and milk Double Stuf in a crossword Plenty of vowels
Sabi Saturday Week 21
I bought these two books at a library used book sale. One is an address book and the other is a journal. Both have lovely wild flower illustrations and are like new, except… The address book has 2 entries! I googled the addresses and one is just an hour away in Memphis. The other is […]
Sabi Saturday (Soggy Tuesday) Week 20
Mary https://cactuscatz.com/sabi-saturday/sabi-saturday-week-20/ got me thinking rocks, and while hers were all shiny and polished, mine are…not. The chunk of history above is from a small creek behind Muncy Elementary School in Muncy, PA. My husband and daughter peeled off a layer and you can see some shells: This fossil has been in our garage for […]
Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #293
The night in refrain As eaves drain midwinter rain Both choir and campaign or Both vowel and noun The rain and the drain attain Midwinter refrain
Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt #292
A season for sheep Presidential primaries Electorate weeps Lambing season soon The ewes are wide and restless Old barn eaves weep
Sabi Saturday Post 18
https://cactuscatz.com/sabi-saturday/sabi-saturday-week-18/ Mary posts a pic of a few pieces of cat inspired jewelry she has found at thrift stores and that got me thinking jewelry. I have a couple feline inspired pins as well, so was initially going to compliment Mary’s post with a pic of my pins, but I have a few jewelry items […]
TH
I found these in the parking lot of Ollie’s Bargain Outlet on North Parkway. I imagine Thea, a three year old, gripping with her thimble sized thumb, a pack of magnetic letters. Her mother, thirty, soothing her teething brother, Timothy. Then they drive home, the myth and rhythm of a lighthearted family. Well clothed, healthy […]
