Big Sky Buckeye

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Nature’s Grace

Posted on May 13, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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Cloudless, morning sky lifting up her shade

Brilliant, yet subtle light cascading down

Generations of peace-filled accolades

Navigating each successful splashdown

Gentle breeze descends with expectant glance

Endlessly sharing her breath every hour

Invitations accepted for each dance

Feeling softness caressing each flower

Moisture gathers along distant skyline

Whisper of rain’s scent filling every space

Better than sweetest aroma of wine

Offering something precious to embrace

Lowering her shade at sunset each night

Dreaming of sunrise’s wakening light

This poem has been crafted as a traditional sonnet with 14 verses, each containing 10 syllables. An intricate rhyming scheme is followed in each stanza with every other verse.

Candid Observations (Haiku Series #228)

Posted on May 2, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Classroom

Witnessing child’s growth

Harvesting learning each day—

Inquisitive mind

Nature

Listen with purpose

Endless landscape never rests—

Even silence speaks

Love

Never one regret

Lifetime’s sweethearts together—

Day’s sunny side up

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Bursting Free

Posted on April 20, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Finally, spring bursting free

Playful nature shares its toys

At long last, wintertime flees

Every blossom spreading joy

Until needed later on

Winter’s layers stored away

Coats, scarves, hats, mittens . . . all gone!

Cooler clothing on its way

Every day, more green arrives

Essence of freshly cut grass

Sun leads chorus of high fives

More sparkling than clearest glass

Clouds away on vacation

Big sky forming overhead

Gardens erupt with color

Warmer days racing ahead

Farmers ready to sow crops

Stewards of earth’s blessed land

Fed with sun and rainy drops

Autumn’s harvest soon at hand

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Springtime Quotes

Posted on April 20, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

L. M. Montgomery

Surely the flowers of a hundred spring are simply the souls of beautiful things.

Neltje Blanchan

Can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring?

L. M. Montgomery (1874-1942) was a Canadian author whose first acclaimed novel was ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, published in 1908.

Neltje Blanchan (1865-1918) was an American scientific historian and nature writer. Several of her published works dealt with wildflowers and birds.

Springtime Sketches (Haiku Series #226)

Posted on April 18, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Hibernation Ends

Spring singing praises

Greener lawns growing thicker—

Revving up mowers

Never to Worry

Thunderstorm’s downpour

Lifeboats unavailable—

Trusty umbrella

Working Together

Swirling wind tunnel

One step forward, two steps back—

Clutching friend’s tow rope

Springtime Blues

Posted on April 1, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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Ceaseless, overnight rain

Early morn’s swollen creek

Flowing outside its bank

Nature ready to tweak

Smaller tributaries

Never to be left out

Gathering their volume

Flood’s growing runabout

Cloud’s river of moisture

Lengthy, not finished yet

Forecasting gloomy skies

Weather’s headlines typeset

Sun planning its comeback

But not for day or two

Waiting with humble song

Nature croons springtime blues

Perpetual Treasures (Haiku Series #223)

Posted on March 28, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Breathtaking Vistas

Wonders of nature

Endlessly magnificent—

Leaving us speechless

Living Classroom

Exploring today

Nature’s defining lessons—

Always teaching us

**Montana’s Madison River Canyon Earthquake site.**

Another Taste

Delightful buffet

Appreciate nature’s fare—

Nothing can compare

Now a Grassy Field

Posted on March 16, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

This poem reflects upon the consequences of actions by both nature and man. Over the years, these events have included endless examples: earthquakes, drought, tornadoes, wild fires, hurricanes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, floods, chemical spills, wars, and many more. Where once stood a robust village–which was full of life–now replaced by the marker of an empty, grassy field.

Hidden corner

World’s heartache

Void’s emptiness

Time long ago

Quaint village

Breathing with life

Disaster struck

Shredding life

Snuffing out breath

Natural acts

Or man-made

Crushing spirits

Now a grassy field

Cataclysmic

Village gone

Quietness speaks

Lasting impact

Death now reigns

Changed forever

No more children

Shops shuttered

Purging future

Sun still rises

Nothing shines

Sunrise crying

Now a grassy field

Baton Passed Along

Posted on March 2, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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Gray landscape waiting

Winter tugging life’s reins

Nature’s heart pulsating

Searching barren plains

Quiet, chilly morn

Spring waiting for its turn

Nature’s melody plays

Growing season yearns

Sun’s beam warming ground

Breath of life springing up

Nature’s waiting comes round

Bursting green’s push-ups

Baton passed along

Winter fading away

Nature’s returning song

Waiting with bouquet

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Creation’s Wonders

Posted on February 23, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Earth’s natural powers perform

Displaying every treasured gift

Creation’s wonders will transform

Watching from every dream’s chairlift

Niagara’s powerful falls

Feeling nature’s surrounding beat

Creation’s wonders never stall

Hosting another front row seat

Peaks reach upward to thinnest air

Looking upward, each heart plummets

Creation’s wonders declare

Scaling Himalayan summits

Oceans join briefly as one

Surging together at Cape Horn

Creation’s wonders never done

Pacific-Atlantic’s firstborn

Volcanic eruptions thunder

Witnessing eternal duty

Creation’s wonders from under

Adding to Hawaii’s beauty

Arctic’s dancing fills clearest sky

Illuminating heaven’s light

Creation’s wonders dare to fly

Enthralling Northern Lights at night

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Love

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L. M. Montgomery

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Hibernation Ends

Never to Worry

Working Together

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Breathtaking Vistas

Living Classroom

Another Taste

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Now a grassy field

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