pet to raptor
rapture met
in feathers
beak of raptor
no back door
escape
claws of raptor
not yet sharp-
cuddly
baby raptor
tiny squat
knows not what
a raptor does
yet.
Tongue Twister #30: Distance
13 Jul 2013 Leave a comment
in Family, Uncategorized Tags: back door, beak, claws, distance, escape, feathers, nature, not yet, owl, raptor, rapture, sharp, squat, talons, tiny, tongue twister, wild
The Dawn of the Fawn
26 May 2013 4 Comments
in Family Tags: bleat, dawn, dawn of fawn, deer jigs, fawn, feet, green twigs, jigs, lush bush, nature, sweet digs, teat, twigs
It was
the dawn
of the fawn
A bleat
from feet
to teat
of mom
in bush
of lush
green twigs
sweet digs
deer jigs!
5/26/2013
Chickadee or Goldfinch
25 May 2013 Leave a comment
in Family Tags: chickadee, dates, fates, genes, goldfinch, mates, mates and dates, nature, plants, seeds, snow, species, yellow fates
How could it be
the sleek goldfinch
I see
each day
became the
round chickadee in winter’s snow upon the deck?
Now I know
they share the seeds
the genes
the species
mates and dates
and yellow fates.
May 25, 2013
Elf?
19 May 2013 5 Comments
in Family, Uncategorized Tags: air, branch, clear, dandelions, elf, feats, lair, magic wand, mountain bike feats, nature, outdoors, rock pile, shade, sitting area, sunlight glances, tree
What does Annika need in her lair?
1000 dandelions hung on the tree
a magic wand tree branch
a rock pile (cairn)
cleared sitting area
shade
sunlight glances
visitors who summon her forth to mountain bike feats in the air!
5/19/2013
All rights.
Tail to Tail
14 May 2013 3 Comments
in Family Tags: animals, cradle, crash, crave, crawl, creep. croon, critters, cross, crunch, dragon flies, learning "cr", nature, tail to tail
Crawl to cross;
creepy crude
critters crash ‘n
crunch on crib,
craving each other:
crane flies
All rights.
Jeanne Poland
May 13, 2013
My friend Joy Acey adds to the research:
I went to Wiki and found this: Numerous other common names have been applied to the crane fly, many of them more or less regional, including mosquito hawk, mosquito eater (or skeeter eater), gallinipper, may fly (or mayfly)[2] gollywhopper and whapper.[2]
So they are the same thing.
Upside-down Cats
10 May 2013 2 Comments
in Family, Uncategorized Tags: animals, faucets, feline, flowers, nature, paw prints, think better, upside-down cats
We think better
upside down;
leave less paw prints
upside down;
drink from faucets
upside down;
see more flowers
upside down;
you should try it for a day
upside down
the feline way!
5/9/13
All rights.
Riddle #32: Spanish Stallions
04 May 2013 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: canters, crossing ankles, executed, knightly, nature, scissor dance, spanish stallions. Vienna, straight, trainer
Last night I saw Spanish stallions in Vienna who sidestep in a most elegant prance with their rider/trainer of 30 years…(PBS Nature Series)
Trainer sits, chin up
straight while stallion canters crossing ankles:
scissor dance
knightly executed.
Jeanne Poland
5-2-2013
Riddle#19 Bike Trails
16 Apr 2013 4 Comments
in Family Tags: branches, bucks, conversing with trees, debris, fagots, flow tracks, free-styling, icicles, leaves, mitten-ed, nature, pathway, riddle, roots, shredding, steeds, temples
Bike Trails
Let’s get the little ones shredding!
Tearing up roots, gathering fagots,
Sweeping with branches, leaves and debris.
Beckoning pathways for bikes, ATVs.
Tearing up roots, gathering fagots,
Mitten-ed hands scoop them up swiftly
Break off the icicles crisply.
Sweeping with branches, leaves and debris.
Working construction so all can now see
The free-styling pathway country.
Beckoning pathways for bikes, ATVs.
Temples of trees making way for the speed;
Backyard flow tracks for the bucks and the steeds!
Riddle#2 Orchid Plant
29 Mar 2013 3 Comments
in Family Tags: acey, fib, green leaves, nature, riddle, sun and rain, syllable line, syllables
Orchid Plant
I love
the green leaves
airborne roots
sturdy stems
shooting shoots.
Who am I?
Joy Acey at
www. http://poetryforkidsjoy.blogspot.com/
inspired me with her FIB; here is her outline on how to write one.
This poem is a Fib. A syllabic poem based on Fibonacci’s number, each line length is the sum of the two previous lines. So the poem has 1 syllable, 1 syllable, 2 syllables, 3 syllables, 5 syllables, 8 syllables and I made this go to 13 syllables. If you are viewing this poem on your cell phone many of the lines wrap so you are missing the beauty of the Fib form. Does this chart make it easier to see the formatting?
Line 1 = 1 syllable
Line 2 = 1 syllables
Line 3 = 2 syllables
Line 4 = 3 syllables
Line 5 = 5 syllables
Line 6 = 8 syllables
Line 7 = 13 syllables
Your challenge for today is to try writing your own Fib. Try making it 5 or 6 lines long. Have fun. Do find some time to go outside and play today.
My Holy Spirit (5)
17 Feb 2013 2 Comments
in Family Tags: BALANCE, dazzling feathers, divine, energy, hum Warrior, nature, nectar, sun, swift, wind dancer, worship
Wind dancer: Hummer Warrior;
Dazzling feathers of red and green;
Sacred Bird; tireless energy;
Nectar of Joy, Swiftness and Balance.
Dazzling feathers of red and green
From gray to the sun’s brightest hues:
Resplendent, divine whispered dews.
Sacred bird: tireless energy
Apparitions of ancestors past:
Their magic and chantings ring fast!
Nectar of Joy, Swiftness and Balance:
All nature bows down in worship
Before thee, Wind Dancer,Hum Warrior!
The Vibrant Channeled Creator 