Great Pork Bar-B-Que
Whole hog cooked on hot charcoal
Fall Pig Pickin’ time
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Painting – Dwight L. Roth
Best Food Around
fall
Passing Shadows
Passing Summer light
Leaves shadows of memories
October Pumpkins
Blossoms to Beans
I am sad to see the beautiful purple hyacinth blossoms falling as the bees and humming bird suck out the last bit of nectar. Pollen has been passed around freely by all, and the cool breath of Fall is creeping in behind shortened days. In place of the blossoms purple seed pods emerge carrying on new life from season to season.
Bean blossoms preserved
Hidden within purple seeds
Fall is here once more
Summer’s End
“Broken shadows across the cracked ground”
Sunflower bows its withered head
Dry seeds pecked out by finches
Leaves droop in hot sunshine
Stalk towering tall
Equinox winks
Trees blushing
Welcome
Fall
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Photo: Dwight L. Roth
Today’s Poetics at d’Verse once again challenges me to try something new. Laura asked us to write a poem using a line from a list given. The one I am doing is the Nonet, which is syllable based starting with nine and ending with one. She gave us a choice of beginning lines and we had to continue it in sequence. I chose: “Broken shadows across the cracked ground” (cite Merwin) .With the Fall Equinox just around the corner, I used my dried up sunflower as my subject.
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Purple Hyacinths
Bumble Bee probes blooms
Pollen sac swells almost full
Fall is coming soon
Moment in Time
September air held a slight chill.
Friends were warm and caring
as Uncle David was memorialized;
Now, we explored tangible roots
at the old Snavely Mill of his childhood
where he and brother Paul played
boating and swimming at the millpond.
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Suddenly // seemingly out of nowhere
a Great White Egret rose majestically
from the rust colored weeds
dying along the pond’s edge.
Circling for a moment above the trees
it flew gracefully on up the pond
and out of sight…
Photos: Dwight L. Roth
This is the eighth anniversary for the d”Verse Poets Pub. Brian shared some special moments in time that we all experience. He asked us to think about a special moment in time and write a poem to take us there! This is one of my favorite moments I have experienced. Hope you enjoy it too!
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A Day of Thanks
Leaves of gold shining
Fall sun warms the air and us
A great time for thanks
Photo: Dwight L. Roth
Today is open link night at d’Verse on this Thanksgiving!
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The Lore of Chrismas
When we were visiting the Oregon Coast, we saw this set of bushes decorated with every kind of float you could imagine. They won’t need to decorate for Christmas. This colorful display will do just fine!
Colorful floats shine
calling for Christmas to come
Kids dream of Santa
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Photo: Dwight L. Roth
A Matching Pair
Withering winds sigh
Doves feel warm in the sunshine
Winter chill is on the way
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Photo Dwight L. Roth
Today Frank Tassone gave us the prompt withering winds for our Haikai Challenge.
Laid to Rest
Leaves are laid to rest;
Blanketing the ground around the stones
of those already laid to rest.
Golden brown they fall
scattering in the wind // drifting gently;
A covering for those who have already
passed the winter of their life…
and those who left much too soon.
Soon the oak will be bare of leaves
its branches reaching up toward the blue sky.
Standing tall and stately over the cemetery
it knows when Spring comes
new life
will be drawn from its roots.
And, when this winter is past
it will put out new leaves
that will, once again, shade those
who have already been laid to rest.
Photo: Dwight L. Roth
I am also posting this for d’Verse Poets Pub open link night.
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