“Moosehead by Moonlight”
Poem and watercolor by Bette A. Stevens © 2012
Inspired by a camping trip to Moosehead Lake in Greenville, ME
September 1, 2014: Labor Day and summer is quickly coming to a close in Central Maine. Berries have been ‘jammed’, pickles are in the making and long summer days will soon give way to crisp autumn winds, apples and toasty wood fires that warm, but don’t tan. As much as I love the four seasons, I always seem to miss summer the most! ~ Bette A. Stevens
Mama, I Miss You
Mama, I miss you!
August 2005. I called Mama to wish her a Happy Birthday and, as usual, we talked for hours. It was the last birthday we got to ‘celebrate’ together. Mama left us for her heavenly home the following April and there hasn’t been a day since that I haven’t thought about her and missed her. Today would have been her 78th birthday. Mama’s strength of character, her poise, wit and unconditional love live on within all those whose lives she touched. The photograph (circa 1951) is of Mama and me and was taken in California.
Happy Birthday, Mama. I miss you…
Aster alpinus (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Final Performance
by Bette A. Stevens © 8/29/2012
While asters, purple tutus donned
With velvet yellow crowns
Ballet to cricket violins,
Sway tiptoe in their gowns;
A golden orb in treetops rests
The stage a soft pale blue
And I among their audience
Too soon must say, “Adieu!”
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- On my nature walks, I sometimes take a small pad and pencil and jot down word picture nuggets for my poems. ~Bette A. Stevens
September Morning
North winds whisk the clouds away
Towering trees in fall array
Purples, golds and fiery reds
All throughout Maine’s forests spread
Brook’s a place where minnows play
Dart past leaves that drift and sway
Bluejays chat, expounding tales
Of summer past and coming gales
Starched white towers climb the sky
Reminding all that autumn’s nigh
(copyright 9/22/2012 Bette A. Stevens)
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Ageless Amenities
Copyright -October 2012- Bette A. Stevens
Hiking Mount Battie in October (Camden, ME 2012)
Sandstone,
mudstone,
granite
and
basalt.
Step
by
step
I
climb
archaic rock.
The Ice Crystal Robe
~Poem by Bette A. Stevens © January 1, 2013~
The Ice Crystal Robe
Royal Finery,
glistening diamond ropes
embellish bare arms.
Her ice crystal robe
disappears by mid-morning.
Lilac stands naked.
Remembering Grandma
Photo of Grandma (Elizabeth Babcock) & me (Bette A. Babcock Stevens) circa 1954
May 2014—TAKING SOME TIME ON… (to finish up my first novel for publication Summer 2014. You can find out more about the writing process and the story at https://4writersandreaders.com/2014/04/27/and-youll-find-me-writing-more-pure-trash/ Meanwhile, HAPPY READING & WRITING! ~ Bette A. Stevens
A Writer’s Poem
I’m a writer inspired by nature and human nature! ~ Bette A. Stevens
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Comments on: "My Poetry" (53)
These are so beautiful
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Thanks so much for you visit and lovely note, Annette. Have a lovely day!
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Such beautiful poetry! It brings nostalgia and peace to my day.
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Thanks so much for the visit and note, Theresa! ❤ May your day be bright and beautiful…
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[…] Two book reviews – My Maine: Haiku through the Seasons by Bette A. Stevens and A Soldier’s Children by Jan […]
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I came back again because there is so much here. I’m always impressed by the quality of your work.
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Thanks so much for your visit and thoughtful note, Robert. 🙂 You brightened my day!
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I came back for another look because there is so much here. Your artwork is beautiful, Bette.
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Thanks so much for your thoughtful note and visit, Rob. 🙂 Have a blessed and beautiful day!
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beautiful poetry and pictures, Bette.
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Thanks so much for stopping by and for your lovely comment, Kevin. ❤
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So many wonderful works! Have you ever considered publishing them individually so that bloggers can view them one at a time or do you prefer having them all accessible on one page?
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Thanks for stopping by for a visit, Kayla Ann and for your lovely compliment and apt question. All of these and more are published in blog posts as well. Time for me to do some housekeeping on the blog. I’m near ready to publish my first poetry book–My Maine, Haiku through the Seasons–and have another collection in the works as well. ♥ Have an amazing week!
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Wow, Bette…these took my breath away. Love your words and your images. It has been wonderful reading your work. Have a beautiful day.
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Thanks so much for your visit and for your lovely note. It made my day… May your day and week be blessed and beautiful, my new friend! ❤ xo
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It’s my sincere pleasure. I will peruse your amazing site more when I get the chance. Those lovely poems and images. So glad to have made a new friend in you. Take good care. ❤️
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Bette, what a wonderful collage of your writing and art. You should consider making greeting cards out of some of them. They would be wonderful.
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Hi, Brigid. Thanks for your thoughtful suggestion about greeting card. It’s something I hadn’t thought of before, so I’ve jotted that down on my to-do list–what a brilliant idea! I’ve been working (slowly) on putting a poetry collection together and I think that offering greeting cards or post cards as well would be swell. ❤ You're awesome, my friend! xoxoxo…
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These are all fabulous Bette. My favourite is “Love is an ice cream sundae” x
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Thanks so much for stopping by to taste some of my wares, Brigid. Your lovely comments made my day! ❤ xo
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That was the first time I read “Mama I Miss You.” It’s beautiful. And I love the photo.
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Thanks so much, C.M. Have a beautiful day, my friend! ❤ xo
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xoxo 🙂
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Hi, The last comment I made was from the old site who is no longer valid.
I have a favor that I ask for all my friends (I’m contacting more than 1000 of my friends, because they couldn’t find me)
If you have no trouble opening my site you can ignore this message.
I messed up my site link. I made a little change and got in big trouble.
My old site (deleted, that’s why you can’t find me anymore)
My new site is The Shower of Blessings (the “s” is in different place, so is the link)
The new link is https://theshowerofblessings.wordpress.com
You may have to click the new link and follow my new site again in order to see me show up in your Reader.
Sorry for the trouble. Thank you, Miriam
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Thanks so much for the update, Miriam. Have a lovely week, my friend! 🙂 xo
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Have a nice weekend to you too.
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Hi, Bette, thank you for your follow and led me to find you. Finding you is a discovery of treasure. I started out as a teacher for 15 years, then went on to be school district administrator. I love reading and writing. I like all kinds of writing. I used your “I write like…” and input different text, they came out with different ID. I do put myself in different mode when I write for different contents. I follow back to read most of your post.
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Thanks so much for your thoughtful note and for following my blog, Miriam. Reading and writing rock and so do students and teachers! Looking forward to reading more of your posts… 🙂 ❤
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Thank you very much, Bette!
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Beautiful imagery, Bette.
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Thank you, Loretta. I’m so glad that we’ve connected and look forward to finding out more about you through your blog. Best wishes! 🙂
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What a beautiful and extensive selection of poetry. I’ll be back to explore your links and read more. 🙂
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Thank you so much, D. I’m enjoying yours as well, my talented friend. Have a great week! 🙂
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[…] A LITTLE TASTER OF BETTE’S POETRY […]
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Many thanks for the lovely shout-out, Jan! 🙂
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Bette, second try on writng a comment. Your Haiku is stunning, in its simplicity, which makes it easy to understand and it beauty in descriptions of the glory of the worlds around us. All your poetry has a lovely flowing meter that is both calming and enchanting. Thanks for all your help in thi sinterview endeavor and most of all for being who you are–the best possible example of a friend.
All my best, always,
Micki
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Thanks so much, Micki. It’s an honor and a privilege to call you my friend… for you are that and so much more. Blessings every day! ❤
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Very nice.
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Thank you very much, Kev. Have a great week, my friend! 🙂
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Lovely, enjoyed these. Liz http://www.lizbrownleepoet.com
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Thank you, Liz. Following you! 🙂
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[…] My Poetry […]
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Beautiful, just beautiful.
I tried reading your PURE TRASH story. My curiosity is peaked now it is password protect!! 🙂
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PW is Bette… Would love to hear what you think about the story (which will be a chapter in my debut novel). I’m still working on formatting the text and the book cover. Plan to release in late June or July. Also, you can email me at bettestevens@tds.net if you need any more info. THANKS, again!
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your words and photos take me back to when i owned some Maine acreage 30 years ago, about 50 miles south of Mt. Katahdin. a truly blessed place Maine, the evergreen and rocky shoreline, the wildlife and plantscape. wish i still had that land but i will live vicariously through your words. wonderful poems, i wanted to place ‘likes’ on the previous poems but was unable to activate a link.
so consider this a blanket like for them as well, i’ll be back to work my way through some of your older work. thank you for all your likes and follow, it means a lot to this novice.
enjoy and keep the::::light::::
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MANY THANKS…Your note made my day! 🙂
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Ha, your reply just made my night!
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[…] My Poetry […]
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Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment, Paul.
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Oh boy! That’s a beautiful piece.
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I like these. I would like to place a couple of your poems on Kid Lit Reviews for the holidays, if you do any. My readers would love them. I am positive of this. I will check back.
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Thanks so much for the comment and the offer. I’m a newly published writer and former teacher. I love to write poetry. Poetry was a great way to get my students writing and researching in little nuggets. Please check back and thanks, again.
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Hi, KidLitReviews: Wishing you Happy Holidays and wanted to let you know that I would love to have you put some of my poems on KitLitReviews… You can email me at bettestevens@tds.net if you like. THANKS! Bette A. Stevens
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