judith meskill - soc.media.rocks

milkweed dancers in the shade
twisting gayly in the breeze
'bout to fly off through the glade
tripping lightly as you please ...
 
judith meskill

"... After all Birds have been investigated and laid aside,
Nature imparts the little Blue-Bird -- assured
Her conscientious Voice will soar unmoved
Above ostensible Vicissitude.
 
First at the March -- competing with the Wind --
Her panting note exalts us -- like a friend --
Last to adhere when Summer cleaves away --
Elegy of Integrity ..."
 
Emily Dickinson

hello there, look at me,
i'm a rooster, you can see,
crowing to my heart's content,
here i'm standing, just to vent,
happy that i'm no turkey,
so tomorrow here i'll be ...
 
judith meskill

this waxwing saw the red tail i saw too,
he fidgeted all over in the tree,
he looked so handsome against all that blue,
but kept his eyes on red tail, just like me ...
 
judith meskill

trish had a discovery one day,
tio said imagine if you may,
lucy saw serener bright,
followed by a watching flight,
and here i journey to these 'dances',
watching how this blue jay prances ...
 
judith meskill

let there be light
in this dark wood
holding on tight
as this leaf could ...
 
judith meskill

i hand held my 400 for this shot,
as most know, this is what i always do,
but holding it straight up, well, took a lot,
my neck was craned, my fingers turning blue ...
 
judith meskill

leaf on grass encased
in the cloth of autumn frost
colorful embrace ...
 
judith meskill

wild alium in the yard
finding it is not so hard
'specially in the setting sun
how could i pass up this one?
 
judith meskill

and when you cast your gaze upon this flower
remember it was born before the bees
its pollen spread by beetles' crawling power
amidst the sprawling branches of its trees ...
 
judith meskill

today i walked with fall you see
with brown leaves drifting from the tree
now floating in the river's arms
balanced atop its fluid charms ...
 
judith meskill

our garden's filled with memories
of spring and summer at their peak
nature's finest accessories
right here in whispers, still do speak ...
 
judith meskill

one day
one topic
the environment
a bubble
'midst the green
my bubble
is green
as green as i can make it ...
 
judith meskill, for blog action day

i've got pollen on my knees,
i love pollen if you please,
i've got pollen on my face,
so much pollen every place,
flowers full of pollen fire,
of which i will never tire ...
 
judith meskill

this zinnia did lure me in to see,
the softest pinks and yellows that could be,
her cup of light, adrift on a green sea,
without a single butterfly or bee ...
 
judith meskill