Flower Center
—Flower & Plant Poems by The Pantoja Pleiades Circle
—Photos by Chris Moon
—Photos by Chris Moon
DAHLIAS
—Janet Lar Rieu Pantoja, Woodinville, WA
(formerly of Sacramento, CA)
Discovered in Mexico,
Described by conquistadors:
Dinner plate or pinwheel types,
Diverse, bright colors, single,
Double—blooming endlessly—
Delightful plants for summer.
Decorate your yard with them!
__________________
SEPTINA
—Carol Louise Moon, Placerville, CA
Seven sunken moon-shaped bricks
some mossier than the rest—
slender twigs, these tiny trees
(six in all), surrounded by
spring pinks coloring the base.
Such a tiny garden, yet,
surely a child's paradise.
SUPERMOM
—Sharon McGarry, Vacaville, CA
Spider plant extends her arms
spreading out on all sides as
she hovers over her young.
Several generations are
simultaneously grown—
so many babies I must
seek adoptive homes for now.
GIFTED
—Miriam F. Berks-Roberts, Vacaville, CA
Grandma dug the front yard round,
Grandpa hoed the side yard square;
Gladiolas filled her spot,
Garden vegetables filled his.
Gorgeous cannas, roses, mums
Grew in special backyard slots:
Graced home with food and flowers.
FORGET-ME-NOT
—Allegra Jostad Silberstein, Davis, CA
Flower of fidelity
found close to earth in a shade...
fulfills a promise the way
friendship nourishes something
fundamental as chord roots
flowering in soul-music...
find me, oh, forget-me-not.
POINSETTIAS
—Jennifer Fenn, Fresno, CA
Petals like parts of His star
Pointing to where He was born,
Passionate red like His blood,
Price for our iniquities,
Promised by our God to all
Penitent people in prayer,
Panacea for our peace.
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Today's LittleNip:
When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not.
—Georgia O’Keeffe
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Our thanks today to the The Pantoja Pleiades Circle for their spring poems; to Carol Louise Moon for organizing the submissions; and to Chris Moon for his beautiful photos, reminding us that spring is out there somewhere! Carol Louise writes, “Co-founded by Janet L. Pantoja and Carol Louise Moon almost a decade ago, the Circle is still going strong and enjoying the comradeship which comes from sharing and critiquing each other's poems, then publishing them in various volumes and websites. Each poet here has taken on the challenge of composing a Pleiades poem, a poetry form first created by Craig Tigerman and further honed by the Pleiades Circle poets. For us, a Pleiades consists of seven lines of seven syllables, each line starting with the same letter as the one-word title.” Thanks again to all of you for your lovely presentation!
This morning from 9:30-10:30am, cross the Causeway and head over to Philz Coffee (521 2nd St.) for Coffee w/Writers, Poets, & Literature & Language Instructors; bring your poetry, essays, books (in manuscript form or published), for chatting and coffee with other writers. Then tonight from 6-8pm, MarieWriters Generative Writing Workshop for writing poems will meet at Sac. Poetry Center, facilitated this week by Ann Michaels. Scroll down to the blue column (under the green column at the right) for info about these and other upcoming poetry events in our area—and note that more may be added at the last minute.
—Medusa (Celebrate Poetry!)
—Janet Lar Rieu Pantoja, Woodinville, WA
(formerly of Sacramento, CA)
Discovered in Mexico,
Described by conquistadors:
Dinner plate or pinwheel types,
Diverse, bright colors, single,
Double—blooming endlessly—
Delightful plants for summer.
Decorate your yard with them!
__________________
SEPTINA
—Carol Louise Moon, Placerville, CA
Seven sunken moon-shaped bricks
some mossier than the rest—
slender twigs, these tiny trees
(six in all), surrounded by
spring pinks coloring the base.
Such a tiny garden, yet,
surely a child's paradise.
SUPERMOM
—Sharon McGarry, Vacaville, CA
Spider plant extends her arms
spreading out on all sides as
she hovers over her young.
Several generations are
simultaneously grown—
so many babies I must
seek adoptive homes for now.
GIFTED
—Miriam F. Berks-Roberts, Vacaville, CA
Grandma dug the front yard round,
Grandpa hoed the side yard square;
Gladiolas filled her spot,
Garden vegetables filled his.
Gorgeous cannas, roses, mums
Grew in special backyard slots:
Graced home with food and flowers.
FORGET-ME-NOT
—Allegra Jostad Silberstein, Davis, CA
Flower of fidelity
found close to earth in a shade...
fulfills a promise the way
friendship nourishes something
fundamental as chord roots
flowering in soul-music...
find me, oh, forget-me-not.
POINSETTIAS
—Jennifer Fenn, Fresno, CA
Petals like parts of His star
Pointing to where He was born,
Passionate red like His blood,
Price for our iniquities,
Promised by our God to all
Penitent people in prayer,
Panacea for our peace.
____________________
Today's LittleNip:
When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not.
—Georgia O’Keeffe
____________________
Our thanks today to the The Pantoja Pleiades Circle for their spring poems; to Carol Louise Moon for organizing the submissions; and to Chris Moon for his beautiful photos, reminding us that spring is out there somewhere! Carol Louise writes, “Co-founded by Janet L. Pantoja and Carol Louise Moon almost a decade ago, the Circle is still going strong and enjoying the comradeship which comes from sharing and critiquing each other's poems, then publishing them in various volumes and websites. Each poet here has taken on the challenge of composing a Pleiades poem, a poetry form first created by Craig Tigerman and further honed by the Pleiades Circle poets. For us, a Pleiades consists of seven lines of seven syllables, each line starting with the same letter as the one-word title.” Thanks again to all of you for your lovely presentation!
This morning from 9:30-10:30am, cross the Causeway and head over to Philz Coffee (521 2nd St.) for Coffee w/Writers, Poets, & Literature & Language Instructors; bring your poetry, essays, books (in manuscript form or published), for chatting and coffee with other writers. Then tonight from 6-8pm, MarieWriters Generative Writing Workshop for writing poems will meet at Sac. Poetry Center, facilitated this week by Ann Michaels. Scroll down to the blue column (under the green column at the right) for info about these and other upcoming poetry events in our area—and note that more may be added at the last minute.
—Medusa (Celebrate Poetry!)
The 7 Sisters Pleiades star cluster (M45) is actually a group of
800 stars formed
about 100 million years ago. The cluster is
located 410 light-years away
from Earth in the constellation
Taurus. For more about the mythology of the Sisters, go to
www.naic.edu/~gibson/pleiades/pleiades_myth.html/.
Taurus. For more about the mythology of the Sisters, go to
www.naic.edu/~gibson/pleiades/pleiades_myth.html/.
—Photo by Josh Knutson, Aurora, CO
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