[DollyCali]

Rural Resurrection

Along a cottonwood tree lined road
dusty from the breeze so soft
where the cattails climb to loft
their tips of pollen weighted load

A tricolor black bird sings its song
in a voice as clear as the early dawn
another answers from the miller’s lawn
in a sweet voiced tune that echoes long

The covered bridge creaks in the passing
in counterpoint to the stream below
and in that moment of connection I know
all the feelings in my heart massing

A whisper of the zephyr touches my soul
a caress, soft as watered silk in the night
and I’m transfixed by a beam of morning light
washed by a peace that leaves me gently whole

~ WayzataJOHNN ~

[JustAmy]

October 20, 2008


Graphic by MamaBear

I am an American poet
'Ode to My Quill'
by Annette Smith

I am an American Poet
I live with this pen in hand
I am inspired by my dreams
Nothing all too grand

I am an American poet
I literally write to live
I may not have money or riches
Just my words to give

I am an American poet
Whose heart felt words are real
I write down how I think
And I write down what I feel

I am an American poet
My life is upon this lined pad
Words of my past dreams of the future
And of the times that I once had

I am an American poet
I live with this pen in hand
Maybe once you read my words
You will finally understand...

I Am An American Poet!

[DollyCali]

Good morning everyone!!!

Meg, will be anxious to see what you all do with John’s poem.. my pix wasn’t ideal.. I have some pix (SOMEWHERE) of a rural road, with pond(cattails) and cottonwoods. It was about 5 or 6 years ago & hiding on one of my external hard drives.. so for now just used one of the pix from my outing on Saturday morning

We did about 8 miles. very rural & rugged. This pix was the back road that took us to an area we entered the national forest.

Hope all had a good weekend. I MUST get in my tropicals today.. cooler & rain tomorrow. They did get nipped by frost but not killed. I had brought in my hanging baskets & one geranium. Will also pick a large amount of green tomatoes that remain on th e vines & haul the pots out of the driveway where they have summered for max sun.

I have a lot of mums.. gifts of sorts.. that I will try to plant today & will heavily mulch with straw & see If I can get them “back” in the spring. I have had rotten luck the past 16 years back in Ohio with what is labeled “hardy” mums.

My HS reunion is this weekend. Our HS divided in the middle of our senior year as a new building/school was built & so our class split. This reunion will be the first get together of the two schools.. Friday night football game between them.. Party after, Sat AM tour of HS & Sat Night dinner/dancing/party

I will be “doing nails” again later in week. Keep them on perhaps til Valentines day time frame. So will try to get heavy, dirty work out of way in next few days. (I HOPE)

It is pretty outside from my window view from computer.. sun is brightly shining on the golden, orange, foliage. This time of the year the lower sun gives softer tones & is so pretty & does well with photography

[MEG33]

Lovely Dolly..

[JustAmy]

Thank you, Dolly.
Wonderful presentation of WayzataJOHNN's poem.

Though your week is very busy, I'm wishing you a terrific week.
Enjoy you class reunion.