Skip to content

Melinda VanRy

Writing. Figuring it out. Sometimes I take pictures.

Blog
Snippets
Fruit of Brokenness
Found

Category: Poetry

Seasons in 17 Syllables: Winter to Spring

Seasons in 17 Syllables: Winter to Spring

Seasons in Seventeen Syllables

April 3, 2020

Tagged haiku, National Poetry Month, poems, spring

Read More

Full view here

Soft sun touching cold High eaves unbroken dripping February thaw

Sky gray-white flat close Cold drizzle softening ice Bitterness ebbing

Sodden-dark trunks rise Black mud soft-edged graying snow Green rhododendron

Sun-bereft morning Icy melting monochrome Evergreen broken

Gray-white hovers low Weeping away ice and snow Cold tears bear rebirth

melindavanry

I think I should stay off social media for the res

I think I should stay off social media for the rest of the day. Before I sign off, here's this: I think of it as my weekend's SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO photo.

#wildstrawberries #hope
#peacemakingandpeacekeepingarenotthesame
#calledtobepeacemakers
#tired #lookforbeauty
#breathe #unplug

Gardening buddy #slug #somuchgreen #getoutdoors

Gardening buddy

#slug #somuchgreen
#getoutdoors
#findthebeauty

More sun after rain #raindrops #sunlight #periwin

More sun after rain

#raindrops #sunlight
#periwinkle
#bachelorsbutton
#dandelion
#findyoursunshine
#getoutdoors #breathe

Another picture from after the rain. I find this o

Another picture from after the rain. I find this one peaceful. And who couldn't use a little peace right now... #raindrops #hosta
#breathe

Here comes the sun... #sunlight #lilacs #bleedingh

Here comes the sun... #sunlight #lilacs
#bleedingheart
#sometimesiseebeautyeverywhere
#sometimesimnumb
#getoutdoors
#findthebeauty

I love taking pictures after rain #iris #spider #

I love taking pictures after rain

#iris #spider
#raindrops
#wildstrawberries
#getoutdoors
#findyoursunshine

Today's (hungry) honeybee pic... #ilikebees #feed

Today's (hungry) honeybee pic... #ilikebees
#feedthehoneybees
#groundivy

Another gorgeous morning. Spent some time with the

Another gorgeous morning. Spent some time with the bees, and saw this lovely lady in the bee patch.

#spider #dewdrops
#beautyofnature
#goodmorning
#getoutdoors
#feedthehoneybees
#protectthepollinators

Another summerlike spring day... at the beginning

Another summerlike spring day... at the beginning of unofficial summer... means more blooms in my yard. 😊 I saw my first dragonfly of the year, too.

#getoutdoors
#rhododendron
#lilyofthevalley
#pinktrillium
#lilac
#breathe
#findyoursunshine

Load More... Follow on Instagram

Recent Posts

Any Way…
Sunlight
Seasons in 17 Syllables: Winter to Spring
Fifty Years in the Future Forty Years Ago
For What

Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Voice blog by Postmagthemes