Out of Little Acorns

“Out of little acorns, big oak trees grow.”

My day began with a simple task, to research the illustrator and several of the poets included in a book that I had picked up for nothing at a roadside restaurant.  By the time the day ended, I had learned amazing things about the people and practices of [...]

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Tomatoes with Greek Oregano

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Sunrise

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And On the Walk Home …

at the end of the day
when the sun was getting low
I saw along Commonwealth Avenue
white hydrangea
champagne roses
silver-tipped greenery
the rock dove up on a telephone wire
ash grays and the stone white of new construction everywhere
yellow daisies, petals near orange
and in the sky
a half-moon not far from the setting sun

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Today on my way to work I saw …

red cherries fallen on a gray sidewalk
a rainbow in the combined mist of sprinkler spray
a bumblebee on yellow flowers
a field of sparrows undulating in waves
a rock dove in the middle of the road
a yellow dog chasing a brown leaf
locust beans dripping greenly from a tree
dairy being delivered to a home (who knew?!)
and a hawk perched [...]

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This Morning’s Winged Visitor

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Purple Dew

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Ladybug

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Sparrows in my ‘hood

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The Ant on My Windowsill

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