CLEMATIS

Purple clematis grow
under the mailbox.
Purple for loyalty.
Purple for royalty.
The promise for poetry,
the prayer for possibilities
for tomorrow.
Reaching
skyward climbing
higher and higher
on the old fence post.

 What is your favorite flower?  Set a timer for sixty seconds and make a quick list of every flower you know.  Can you pick one of the flowers to write your own poem today?

Poetry speaks to us in the language of flowers.

Special Mail

I opened my mailbox

and what did I see?

A little lizard

staring at me.

Perched among the mail today.

He scooted and scampered

to run away.



     As I was walking this morning, I noticed all the different kinds of mailboxes people have at their houses.  What is your mailbox like?  Have fun writing a poem today, even if it is only a couplet.  Here is a haiku:

Mailbox by my house
brings letters and surprises
a little lizard