The Gift of Softness

You're a happy

Song

That my heart

Wants to Sing

I have found

forever

In the softness

That you bring

The softness

that is

Spring

These photos are of my flowering crabapple tree

Until Next Time

Sigh...

It seems too soon to say

Goodbye

I could watch you

For a lifetime

And still be surprised

By your transformation

I pat you into the ground in the fall

You're no more than a hope

and a promise

I've no idea if I'll get to see you at all

Even though I have all winter to forget about you

I recognize you the minute you appear

But nothing can prepare me for

how much I need to see you

or how beautiful you are

In every colour

At any time of day

The last of my tulips are finishing

I can't believe it's time to say

Goodbye

The Dandy Lion

Deafening is the lion's roar

In strength and pride he stands

Terror is the way he rules

As King throughout the land

Hidden in the grassy plains

Waiting for his chance

He's storing up on energy

Planning his advance

All at once he blazes forth

And shows his yellow mane

Once he makes his presence known

They won't let him remain

The battle lines are clearly drawn

In this endless summer war

Though they spray and shriek and hack away

They can't tame the lion's roar

Hearts For Sale

Hearts for sale

They're worth the price

Feeling blue?

Don't think twice

Better reach out

Pick one quick

Without a heart

You'll be lovesick

A happy heart's

Like a summer day

It fills you up

Chases your cares away

Best choose wisely

One that's right for you

Nothing lasts longer

Than a heart that's true

Do be careful

Hearts can break

Always give more

Than you ever take

So, what's the price

For this precious heart?

Cherish it, so

That you'll never part

Hearts For Sale
By: Rosemary Danielis

Alluring Allium

I don't know if I'd have the courage

To bring out a cache of jewels

(if I happened to have one)

And slowly peel back the layers of protection

right in plain view

Revealing

all my shining

Gems

So potently purple 

Each one unique and priceless

Not just one of them,

but many

Out in the open

for everyone to see

and enjoy

That's what Mother Nature does

...daily

Her spirit of generosity

is an inspiration to us all