California – Another Fearless Year

October 29, 2021

Paint Chip Octave No. 5

We’ve made it to the end of the month (almost) and the last October octave prompt. To read the definition of octave and the full instructions for this prompt, read Paint Chip Octave No. 1. You can read my continuing saga about my teddy bear...

Oh Ramona

The sun rises high In the cerulean sky The wind comes like manna Out of Santa Ana The brown weed field Naught but thorns does yield In the one-story houses The ungrateful one grouses Pool parties and a picnic feast Friends come from north and...

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November 10, 2015

The Weather Here and There

The Meeting the Bar prompt at dVerse Poets Pub today is to write about the weather outside our window. Well, the weather here in Oregon is a bit boring today. A little chilly, but we’re having a break from the rain. So I’ve strayed from...

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April 6, 2015

I Remember Eucalyptus

I remember the scent of eucalyptus wafting on the wind. I remember the scent of summer rain on the hot, dry dirt road. I remember dust devils swirling down that same dirt road before the rain came. I remember the hot, arid Santa Ana winds...

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March 17, 2015

Like Santa Ana Winds

The Poetic Winds of March are blowing over at dVerse Poets Pub today. Kathleen Everett has challenged to write about the wind or to use the wind as a character or presence. I decided to combine my two favorite winds in this poem. The first...

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Another Fearless Year

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Paint Chip Octave No. 5

Oh Ramona

The Weather Here and There

I Remember Eucalyptus

Like Santa Ana Winds

Tag: California

Paint Chip Octave No. 5

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Oh Ramona

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