JoAnn Early Macken

 

Mar 31, 2017 7:37 AM EDT

Wonderful sounds in the poem, Joann. Your scilla reminds me of the creeping phlox in our yard, which is about to bloom in a blanket of purple.

- Laura Shovan

Mar 31, 2017 7:46 AM EDT

Yay! Hooray! Poetry sometimes follows strict forms, as you do so well with this haiku (love it), but should NEVER be bound by the calendar. Keep 'em coming, JoAnn!

- Sandy Brehl

Mar 31, 2017 7:50 AM EDT

Thank you both! Laura, I love creeping phlox, which shows up in tiny clusters on our front hill but never expands much. I keep hoping! Sandy, I'm constantly flummoxed by the calendar, so I'm posting when inspiration strikes!

- JoAnn Macken

Mar 31, 2017 10:32 AM EDT

The sight of early spring flowers that pop up in an unexpected place is the perfect seed for a NPM bouquet.

- Bridget Magee

Mar 31, 2017 10:43 AM EDT

Nice, JoAnn! :) I am always flummoxed by the calendar as well.

- B.J. Lee

Mar 31, 2017 12:36 PM EDT

Oh, I do love this idea of these wee beauties defending their turf. As a ma of a soccer player, I can just hear those flowers talking as the players roll in! Happy Haiku and Happy Poetry Month! Peace...xo

- Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

Mar 31, 2017 1:41 PM EDT

I love the "scilla defends muddy turf", such a great image. I look forward to reading your poems during April!

- Linda Kulp Trout

Mar 31, 2017 1:47 PM EDT

Bridget, I love the idea of a NPM bouquet! B.J., I'm glad I'm not alone! Amy, I was a soccer mom for many years. Now I throw a ball for the dog on the soccer field early in the morning before school starts. Linda, thank you! That image just popped into my mind--must have been the setting!

- JoAnn Macken

Apr 01, 2017 3:04 AM EDT

Loved your haiku featuring scilla, one of my favorite spring flowers. Sadly we awoke to inches of snow here...our hillside river of scilla will slumber a bit longer...

- Molly Hogan

Apr 01, 2017 8:15 AM EDT

How beautiful! I love the idea of those delicate little flowers holding their own against the soccer field, and players!

- Jane @ Raincity Librarian

Apr 01, 2017 12:18 PM EDT

Oh, Molly, I hope your snowfall is lovely to look at & doesn't last too long! Jane, yes, I pictured the scilla as sturdy defenders in the mud. Happy weekend, all!

- JoAnn Early Macken

Apr 01, 2017 1:10 PM EDT

I like how you've used the words from soccer in your poem, JoAnn. Wonderful that they did survive!

- Linda Baie

Apr 02, 2017 9:42 AM EDT

Spring flowers defending their muddy turf just makes me laugh!

- Mary Lee Hahn

Apr 02, 2017 10:21 AM EDT

Thank you, Linda & Mary Lee! Yes, I chuckled at the thought of those dainty little flowers playing defense, too.

- JoAnn Macken

Apr 04, 2017 8:36 PM EDT

Aren't they wonderful JoAnn, how the early spring flowers reach up in the most unexpected places. Thanks for your lovely poem!

- Michelle Kogan

Apr 06, 2017 7:00 AM EDT

Oh, yes, wonderful, Michelle! Spring is my favorite season, even though it's so unpredictable around here. I'm inspired by those intrepid blossoms, along with the migrating birds that make their way north despite the snow.

- JoAnn Macken