"June is the time for being in the world in new ways, for throwing off the cold and dark spots of life." - Joan D.Chittiste
The floral beauty of June
arrived at May's edge. It was
quietly waiting, not
overstated with unmade,
messy beds for
days of restless wind.
It busted in with bees and
abundance for days of minimal stress.
©CVarsalona, 2023
The strike line for the golden shovel poem is "June was not made for wind and stress" from Why Was June Made? by Annette Wynne. Click here to read the poem.
June is bustin' out all over!
Enjoy the lushness of each June day because ↓
Springsations Gallery is singing its swan song so pause to see the range of poetic tributes to the spring season. Click here to see the Springsations Gallery. Thank you to Marcie Flinchum Atkins and Donna Smith for adding their image poems to the Gallery.
It's Poetry Friday with our host, the nature-loving poet, children's author, and photographer, Buffy Sliverman. Join me at Buffy' website for an exploration of poetic goodness.
I love the Chittiste quote with which you lead your post. June definitely has it's own vibe here in the northern hemisphere!
ReplyDeleteI am aiming for a day of minimal stress now that Baby Lila is doing better and my Uncle's funeral was a beautiful celebration.
DeleteIt is a great quote and I was happy that I found it, Mary Lee.
DeleteI 'dig' your golden shovel poem, Carol. I love the idea of June "busted in with bees and abundance"...if only the minimal stress. :)
ReplyDeleteMinimal stress is something I am looking for Bridget. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend.
DeleteNice golden shovel--your strike line reads so naturally in your poem!
ReplyDeleteIn order to get a flow in this poem, I spent many revisions refining the lines. I am happy with the results. Thank you for your comment, Buffy.
DeleteLike others, love "It busted in with bees and/abundance", Carol. So many posts are celebrating this marvelous June! Hope that your days have settled in "with minimal stress"!
ReplyDeleteLinda, I hope you have an abundance of beautiful June days.
DeleteI love these golden shovel poems Carol! Yours is so hopeful and full of the life of a garden and what it can offer us (less stress). Thank you. Do you have a resource where I can learn more about writing golden shovels?
ReplyDeleteCarol, I am not sure where I first heard about the Golden Shovel poem but I do remember there was a conversation about it at one of the NCTE Conventions. I would recommend starting with https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/golden-shovel-poetic-form and then, search for Golden Shovel poems online. This resource is also a good one: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/27/at-home/golden-shovel-poetry.html. I have played around with this format
Delete"June was made for happy things." I think I have a great line for a golden shovel poem. Thanks, Carol, for your words and images and poems, always a feast.
ReplyDeleteYes, June is a special month and I am celebrating Sierra's birthday at Poetry Friday on June 16th.
DeleteOh gosh, I love "It busted in with bees and/ abundance "!! The consonance captures the June lush like your photos. Yes, very happy things happen in June :)
ReplyDeleteToday, I continue with happy things in my June 16th Poetry Friday bog post, Patricia.
DeleteI love these June poems, Carol, especially the "days of minimal stress" line!
ReplyDeleteWouldn't it be wonderful to have days of minimal stress, Anastasia?
DeleteHa! Now, I'll be singing 'June is Bustin' Out All Over.' I usually do sing that song for a few weeks in this month...haven't done it so far. What a pretty, pretty picture of your garden. Such a nice place to poke around with your grand girls. How are they doing as big sisters? I'm sure it's going swell. I remember when my little sister was born in June--she was "my" baby...and in some ways, still is.
ReplyDeleteLinda, the little girls are doing well as big sisters. They love Lila Joy and try to be gentle with her. I will start writing about Lila now that my daughter, Devin, put out her announcement on FaceBook. I can't wait to share our joy.
DeleteI'd like to climb into your poem Carol with the bees, and "days of minimal stress." Lovely along with the images, thanks for all!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment, Michelle. Minimal stress is key. The trick is how to make that happen. I am working on it.
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