maple buds unfurl
warmed fists uncurl…spring
wears vibrant green gloves
beside quiet waters
10 Sep 2025 15 Comments
in quadrille Tags: deep, green, jade, lake, mountains, much
For dVerse poets pub where De hosts quadrilles with “much” finesse…
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doubt anyone could get
too much of muncho lake
in beautiful british columbia
although one could say its
sheen shines much too green;
deep water minerals display
way too cool shade of jade
stretching twelve kilometers
along alaskan highway, lake
mirrors mountain forest serenity
elemental
27 Feb 2025 7 Comments
in free verse Tags: dewdrop, green, laughter, lavender, name, pool, waterfall
Response to a recent prompt by Kim at dVerse to relate oneself to one of Aristotle’s four elements: fire, wind, water, or earth. I expand on the meaning of my name…
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“lynn”…
neutral name
naturally
views both sides
from stone wall
of english glen
greening…
dew droplets
gather
on lavender
bloom of heather…
refreshing stream
bubbles and
smooths stones
along way to
spill over rocky
mountain
ledge into fresh
waterfall
of cooling
laughter…
deep pool below
hidden in
rainbows
of soft mist.
green is good for the eyes
12 Aug 2021 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: contentment, envy, grass, green
A ghazal (pronounced “guzzle”)
memories softened by time passed far away from lush green grass of home
by day children played, at night bunnies strayed across green grass of home.
life disappointments and tears trickle, even envy may green-prickle when
seems the other side of white picket fence enjoys greener grass of home.
invest in ground cover with copious hours and sweat like lover; in winter recover
sow & fertilize, grow & water, mow & rake, for lawn’s sake, greenest grass of home.
learn to see beauty best in natural spaces that sprout with dandelions’ sunny faces
content as a lark who builds nest to rest, near prairie-tall green grasses of home.
at the end of my days, i’ll sleep under sod, then awake amazed in presence of God
to know my soul has reached heaven’s goal: the sweet shalom-green grass of home.
pallisades
23 Jun 2020 8 Comments
in haibun, haiku Tags: bullheads, cornfields, green, jeep, river, sunlight, turtle, wildflowers
Country roads beckon on sunny Sunday afternoon. Put on farm cap and sunglasses, grab water bottle and hop into open jeep, painted red for fun. The warm sun smiles down on husband and wife as we bounce along past scenes of cud-chewing cows and cornfields.
Congenial conversation shortens our trek to a state park. We park jeep to hike trail which meanders along rock cliffs, laughing waterfalls, and the deep-pooled river. Walk up sweet sweat. Admire wildflowers, glimpse elusive deer, and discover a painted turtle.
We pause next to low stone dam where bullheads mingle towards evening. Hear gentle sound of water spilling over, see sunlight filter through trees to sparkle on river’s surface, and soak in this one shining moment, hand in hand.
leafy glade’s green growth—
natural sabbatical
under God’s heaven
Join Lillian at dVerse poetics for a traditional haibun/haiku challenge!
climate change
17 Jul 2019 13 Comments
in quadrille, quote, scripture Tags: climate, earth, green, life, light, planet, sun, war
I’m linking this “sun/Son” quadrille (44 words) to dVerse Poets pub where we’re diving into the subject of climate crisis this week…
powerful star
commands our
entire system solar
glorious light
shines too bright
for human sight
his light maintains
so life sustains
planet’s green plains
will we war for
what we adore?
been done before
apostasy done
spiritual war won
when earth falls into sun
“Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.” (Psalm 2:12 KJV)
stark silhouette
29 May 2019 20 Comments
in magnetic, Uncategorized Tags: dirt, green, naked, peace, silhouette, tree
Another game of magnetic poetry online describing a dead tree standing in neighbor’s ditch; stripped bare of bark, stark white silhouette…
undou (movement)
12 May 2019 6 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: breeze, fern, green, leaf, peace, water
joy of light series
14 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
in haiku, haiku series Tags: fog, grass, green, joy, sparrows, spring
Continuing series for retreat at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai….
XIX.
sun burns away fog
coaxes spring’s newly green grass
sparrows twitter joy
hope grows green
10 Oct 2018 11 Comments
in haiga, haiku Tags: darkness, green, hope, leafy, life, light
bare branches
08 May 2018 2 Comments
in haiku, troiku Tags: branches, buds, green, leaves, life, rain, renewal, spring
Kristjaan at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai features “troiku” (each line of initial haiku is beginning line of three more haiku in a series). I wrote my own haiku to begin…
bare branches burst forth
spring budding freshly green leaves
renewal of life
bare branches burst forth
photo by lynn
birds improvise on treesong
winter’s day is done
spring buds fresh green leaves
young rabbits nibble new grass
first tulips open
renewal of life
gentle scent follows spring rain
promise of apples
a poem in my pocket 
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