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poetry

Spring Fever with a Touch of Easter

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

It’s almost Spring! And Easter is just around the corner, so I got myself into a mood to create a little video. Hope you enjoy it and my little poetic message. Are you ready for Spring? Do you have Spring fever? What activities to you look forward to in the Spring?

Lately, I have been buying a plant each week, since Valentine’s week. I have four now, all from Trader Joe’s. They are all lined up on my desk, waiting for it to warm up just a little more.

The birds have been having a wonderful time, especially in the mornings. They come by on the patio and sing while they gather nesting supplies. They are also keeping an eye out for my pots, which always have some things they take off with. I’ve been seeing this cardinal stopping by (not the one in the picture). Well, it is my late nephew, Michael’s birthday today. The cardinal is the bird to symbolize his love for the Saint Louis Cardinals baseball team. So, when I see the rare cardinal, I think I will just assume he or my other nephew, Keith, is stopping by. Heaven has two Saint Louis Cardinal fans, as I see it and add my dad to the mix.

Here is the video I came up with. Enjoy! And Happy Easter and Happy Spring~

poetry

Views of Nature

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

cardinal
Views of Nature
Art Work by Kayla

As I look from my desk
on any given day
I can see birds doing birdlike business
gathering, hunting, nesting
winging their way
about the yard
Blue Jays tend to run the show
I do have a Cardinal
I see it every day
it’s hanging on my window pane
as a reminder
those who have passed
are never really gone
we have nature to remind us
that with the cycle of life
there comes life anew
and never forgotten
is what came before
and left
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That’s my National Poetry Month poem of the day. The prompt came from Robert Lee Brewer’s Poetic Asides Blog. Here it is: “For today’s prompt, write a view poem. Wherever you’re at, you have a view: maybe of a river or sunset. Maybe of a cubicle or a copy machine. Even the blind have a view of darkness, nothingness, or some other -ness. And that’s just being literal, because everyone has views on sports, politics, poetry, etc.”