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310. Light touches you only to shift into iridescence upon your body and wings. ~Excerpt from a poem by Louise Bogan


Exquisite—poetry in motion! ~ Bette A. Stevens

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Today I saw the dragonfly
Come from the wells where he did lie.
An inner impulse rent the veil
Of his old husk: from head to tail
Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.
His dried wings: like gauze they grew;
Through crofts and pastures wet with dew
A living flash of light he flew.
~Lord Alfred Tennyson

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What an absolutely exquisite creature!  Such as this winged beauty are so stunningly wondrous that I’m almost left speechless when I see them.  Not only are they breathtaking in form and beauty but they are also valued predators in controlling populations of harmful insects.  And the fact that their oldest known relatives date back over 300 million years ago seldom fails to bring forward for me images of what earth’s pristine splendor must have been like in the beginning.  In addition I find it fascinating that they have been a subject of…

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Monarch Butterfly conservation is in the news. AMAZING MATILDA is too!


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timthumb.phpAward-winning Monarch Butterfly Picture Book ‘AMAZING MATILDA’ teaches life lessons

AMAZING MATILDA Cover GITTLE AWARDMonarch Butterfly conservation is in the news. AMAZING MATILDA is too! Her storyline and illustrations follow the monarch life cycle and highlight milkweed, an environmentally threatened plant, the only food source for monarch caterpillars.

“… I immediately fell in love with Matilda, an amazing, sweet, curious character. What a lovely story with a subtle and yet deep and understandable message for young (and those who are not so young ) readers. This book is one of “must have” books in your library. I already purchased a Kindle version for myself and I ordered two more copies in print for my library.” —Vida Zuljevic

Monarch Butterflies IN THE NEWS http://makewayformonarchs.org/i/#

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NAFTA leaders put saving monarch butterfly on trade pact’s agenda – McClatchy DC News – The Sacramento Bee


“Our governments will establish a working group to ensure the conservation of the monarch butterfly, a species that symbolizes our association…”

Two monarch butterflies mating

via NAFTA leaders put saving monarch butterfly on trade pact’s agenda – McClatchy DC News – The Sacramento Bee.

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on 02/21/2014

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WWF: North American Leaders Rightly Commit to Protecting Monarch Butterfly Migration NorthumberlandView.ca


Many of the factors contributing to the declines in monarch populations are having a similar impact on other species, including wild and managed bees and other pollinators crucial to food production.

Many of the factors contributing to the declines in monarch populations are having a similar impact on other species, including wild and managed bees and other pollinators crucial to food production.

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Monarch Migration Map

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on 02/21/2014

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What the 3 Amigos should really talk about today: monarch butterflies


What the 3 Amigos should really talk about today: monarch butterflies – The Globe and Mail.

monarch30lf1The magic of the monarch migration from Canada through the U.S. and on to Mexico (and then back north over multiple generations) continues to be in existential jeopardy.

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on 02/20/2014

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Share the Gift of Reading!


Find out more at February 12, 2014

AFacebook-Cover-Image-Amazing Matildauthor Interview  http://lindaraeblairauthor.wordpress.com/author-interviews-2/authorillustrator-interview-bette-a-stevens-childrens-literature/

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on 02/12/2014

265. Of the six million species on the planet, only man makes language. Words. What’s more — in evidence of the Divine — we string symbols together and then write them down, where they take on a life of their own and breathe outside of us. ~Charles Martin


Ode to writers everywhere… Thank you, Natalie Scarberry at Sacred Touches blog. Your posts never cease to inspire! ~ Bette A. Stevens

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I write because there is nothing larger in life than
To be read, maybe even reread by another–
To be examined and then verified of being
Understood, or trusted like a saint–
I don’t imagine being immortalized
Or stacked in a library for hands with a million
Oppositions to wander through for
Poetic justice either–

Perhaps purpose is purchased or earned or even
Inherited by some mystic right–
But it is my reasoning I hearken to,
All that I am resonates with inscribing, putting down
My Self on the papyrus of today,
Like a manuscript never quite decrypt but
Interesting to the soul’s eye
For perpetual encounter.
~Deborah Jeanne Avila

All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O Lord for they have heard the words of your mouth.  Psalm 138:4  ✝

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Love Month is Knocking!


May your February be filled with love... ~ Bette A. Stevens

May your February be filled with love… ~ Bette A. Stevens http://www.4writersandreaders.com

February is knocking and it’s time to get up and answer the door. That means lots of edits and rewrites for my debut novel, featuring Shawn Daniels, protagonist from PURE TRASH—the short story prequel to the upcoming novel. Since I plan to release the novel this spring, February is the perfect month for me to get out those colored pens (editing) and get that first draft tuned up and ready to share with my first outside-of-the-house editors. Our darling kitty—Midnight—is on high alert to help at every turn. She loves pens, eye glasses, paper clips and everything that glimmers or moves. And, of course, she has to make sure that there’s nothing for her in my tea mug. Midnight was busy playing with her catnip mouse (photos) earlier today— giving a glorious partridge time to munch on some of our delectable crab apples—before she went out for her morning stroll.

I’ll have a Valentine’s Books Giveaway to share with you soon. Meanwhile, stay warm and enjoy the wonderful Month of Love.  ~ Bette A. Stevens

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numb of Winters past


Ah… LOVE! ~ Bette A. Stevens

dear occupant's avatarwho could know then

Its-a-lonely-man
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for years suspended

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in the crevice of between…

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regret or forget…
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speaking or silence…

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numb silhouette safe between

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love and protection.
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shadows disappear

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in the white of fallen snow,

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each Spring forgives the
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impatient crocus.
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crocus abd bees 2012 001
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Time erases shadows and

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Love resolves the wounds.
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numb of Winters past


Ah… LOVE! ~ Bette A. Stevens

dear occupant's avatarwho could know then

Its-a-lonely-man
.
.
for years suspended

.
in the crevice of between…

.
regret or forget…
.
.
.
speaking or silence…

.
numb silhouette safe between

.
love and protection.
.
.
.
shadows disappear

.
in the white of fallen snow,

.
each Spring forgives the
.
.
.
impatient crocus.
.
.
crocus abd bees 2012 001
.
.
Time erases shadows and

.
Love resolves the wounds.
.
.
.

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