The flowers are in full bloom. Who would have thought that my gorgeous calla lilies would bless my garden with a rich color of magenta! A few years ago, I planted calla lilies; they never bloomed. How wonderful to have them lay dormant until this summer! I am grateful for this gift, as I am thankful for poetry friends who offer gifts of carefully chosen words from the heart.
Once again, Tabatha Yeatts provides the opportunity to swap a poem with a fellow writer during the Summer 2023 Poem Swap. She also shared a quote by Muriel Rukeyser at the onset of the Summer 2022 Poem Swap. Exchange is creation. There is truth in this simple statement. Each poem swap or poetry blog is an artistic expression created from the heart. You will note this in the exchange with my poem swap partners this summer.
My first exchange is with the talented Marcie Flinchum Atkins, a school librarian, Kidslit author, photographer, and poet. She is also a lover of nature and host of today's Poetry Friday. Stop by to see her gorgeous image poems and sign up to receive gifts of her Poetry Postcards.
Marcie's swap to me are wonderful additions to my garden.
She added a note: Here's hoping you can have a little poetry in your garden.
Did she know that I adore wildflowers and love to watch them bloom as colorful, delicate bouquets.?
shake their pompoms at the crowds
celebrate the rains
©Marcie Flinchum Atkins 2023
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My Response to Marcie
wildflower seeds
welcome water, sun, and love
whimsical bouquets
to enjoy during summer months
a grateful heart celebrates
©CVarsalona, 2023
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Each month the Poetry Princesses, Tanita, Kelly, Liz, Sara, Mary Lee, Tricia, Laura, and Andi offer a poetry challenge. Since I did not have my offering last Friday, I am adding it to today's Poetry Friday. I love Celia Thaxter's poems so my response is based on one of her quotes. It is the strike line for my Golden Shovel poem, There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart.
Relax and Renew in Sunkissed Summer
Within deep relaxation, there
should be time for renewal. It shall
awaken your soul to just be
and linger in an eternal,
blissful summer.
Seek peace in
each living moment of the
season. Be thankful for all grateful
happenings that gladden the heart.
©CVarsalona, 2023
As one of the #PoetryPals, I am grateful that the Poetry Princesses include others in their challenge based on their year-long theme of transformation. I wrote the above poem to be aware that summer is the ideal season to find ways to be blissful rather than negative in this confusing world. Transformation of attitude can be a slow process but a rewarding one to look at life with a positive outlook.
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for a boost of summer joy.
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Join Marcie Flinchum Atkins for today's Poetry Friday, a weekly gift of poetic goodness.
Thank you Linda Baie for this lovely image.
