My journal – my life

SLICES OF MY LIFE In a journal on my table Beside my favorite pen You will find revealing verses Where only lines had been I’ve filled the pages with the muse That touches deep inside And you can read what’s written there When the book is opened wide There is verse about my children And [...]

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That tired old scarecrow

GARDEN GUARDIAN Tired old scarecrow, tattered and torn Looking shabby and quite forlorn His clothes are ripped from summer wind Gaping where they once were pinned Months ago, in summer sun He proved his worth with job well done While flapping arms in disarray He made the crows stay well away But now birds perch [...]

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Free Verse for fall

SEDUCING MY SENSES What was it that I saw? A bird fluttering to the ground? No, just a leaf that released its hold. But, oh, what a leaf, to deceive my aging eyes. I should have known, with such pungent scent in the air. Burning leaves casting their aroma on the gentle breeze that tickles [...]

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I bow my head in thanks

BEYOND MY WINDOW I have a colorful garden With flowers in great array Wild beauties in rich profusion So vibrant in display I didn’t plant a single thing God placed them where they grow Just beyond my pristine lawn So I enjoy their show There is lupine and pink primrose And beautiful shooting stars There [...]

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Spring brings out the Haiku in me.

HAIKU Monarch catafalque        hiding colorful surprise               garden’s winged beauty 11/14/04 Phyllis DeWitt-VanVleck

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Sweet Perfume

HER GARDEN Work in her garden every day To her was just like child’s play Shallow rows to hold the seed Paper pads on which she kneed Spade and shovel by her side A length of string as her guide Flats of flowers, packs of seeds And things to battle all the weeds She loved [...]

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