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Tag Archives: Poetry Picnic
Mothers
Mothers Overflowing love For her children Eternal bonds to her Heart Happy Mother’s Day to all Moms, Grandmothers, Aunts, and Godmothers! (Including those who have fur-children!) ______________________________________________ Written in the form of Elfje – a Dutch form consisting of 11 … Continue reading
Posted in Elfje
Tagged bonds, Elfje, heart, love, micro poetry, Mother's Day, mother's love, Poetry Picnic
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Joyful Learning
Children joyfully learn Riddles, Counting Songs, Rhyming Eager to retain ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Image Credit © by rgb for “On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea”, 2011-2012 Entry for Jingle Poetry At the Gooseberry Garden Poetry Picnic Week 21 Children Stories, Riddle, … Continue reading
Posted in Haiku/Senryu
Tagged "If You are Happy", becca givens, fun learning, Jingle Poetry, micro poetry, Poetry Picnic, Senryu, young children
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What Tomorrow Brings
Reflecting on me Wondering what I can do Different next round What tomorrow brings Matters not if I am not Filled with self-love Self-love enmeshed Casting ego self aside Anchor in Divine ______________________________________________ Image Credit © by rgb for “On … Continue reading
Posted in Free verse
Tagged future, journey, life, micro poetry, Poetry Picnic, random thoughts, reflection, self-love, spiritual, Theme Thursday
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Arrested with Hope
Darkness and depth of despair Arrested with hope Rising above all else Know my soul, Divine one Now you have my heart Every touch helps withstand all Silence is a brief reflection Song gives rise, even in winter Over and … Continue reading
Posted in Acrostic
Tagged acrostic, becca givens, Carry On Tuesday, faith, hope, journey, lessons, Poetry Picnic, reflection, spirituality, truth, winter
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November Days
November days minutes shorter Sunset lights change colors Season of Hope begins Attitudes glimmer with faith ______________________________________________ Image Credit © by rgb for “On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea”, 2011 Entry for The Gooseberry Garden Poetry Picnic Week … Continue reading
Posted in 4 x 4 poetry
Tagged 4x4 poetry, becca givens, change, hope, micro poetry, nature, Poetry Picnic, random thoughts, sunsets, winter
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Home in Sight
Flowing streams of consciousness Illuminating shimmering golden light Traveling through lengthy tunnel Home f-i-n-a-l-l-y in sight ______________________________________________ Image Credit © by rgb for “On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea”, 2011 Entry for The Gooseberry Garden Poetry Picnic Week 14: What … Continue reading
Posted in 4 x 4 poetry
Tagged 4x4 poetry, awakening, growth, journey, life, musings, Poetry Pantry, Poetry Picnic, spirituality, truth
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Adventure’s Tickets
Far away I fly Behold fun new adventures Books are my tickets ______________________________________________ The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) “strongly recommends reading to children every day, starting after they are first born,” because “reading stimulates the development of the brain, … Continue reading
Feathered Bed
Fairy tales with happy-ever-after endings True love blossoms in each one Fidelity is never questioned All is true in this dream world, not so in ours Fables reflect gems of truth or Figments of our imaginations? Feathered bed or bed … Continue reading
Posted in Free verse
Tagged becca givens, fairy tale endings, fairy tales, imagination, Poetry Picnic, The Gooseberry Garden
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Keeps Calling Me
Smoky Mountain range Keeps calling me there Back roads, deep rivers ______________________________________________ Image Credit © rgb for “On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea”, 2011 Entry for The Gooseberry Garden Poetry Picnic Week 10: Nature, Forest, Rivers, and Mountains
Posted in Haiku/Senryu
Tagged becca givens, Haiku, nature, Poetry Picnic, rivers, Smoky Mountains
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Twisted Sisters Arrive
Ravens and owls soar Cougars roam leaving paw prints Wind sings through breezes Like a lullaby lulls sleep Upon request we balance Twisted shapes stand guard Ancient pods with new growth Nature calls sisters We arrive band together … Continue reading
Posted in Tanka
Tagged 5 Twisted Sisters Retreat, Divine, journey, lessons, meditation, Mother Earth, nature, photography, Poetry Picnic, Sedona AZ, tanka, The Gooseberry Garden
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First Love
Once crinkly blue eyes, Emanating a lifetime of unconditional love, laughter and wisdom, Altered and occupied with the stark gray of intense penetrating pain and frenzied panic ~~~~ Crying out my pet name for assistance and deliverance, before plunging … Continue reading
Posted in Free verse
Tagged dads, death, first love, God, growth, heart, journey, lessons, life, love, Poetry Picnic, The Gooseberry Garden, transition, truth, unconditional love
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"On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea" 