morning light…
Bask in the beauty! ~ Bette A. Stevens
“The sun just touched the morning;
The morning, happy thing,
Supposed that he had come to dwell,
And life would be all spring.”
Emily Dickinson
Posts tagged ‘spring’
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Sunbeam Melodies: HAIKU by Bette A. Stevens
Spring Magic?
I was fortunate to capture spring’s magical beams composing melodies on our daffodils along the walkway to the Farmstead late last week. Naturally, I got inspired. Grabbed the Cannon, downloaded several images to my laptop and played around with photo editor. I’m a writer inspired by nature who loves to capture the moments and to create new images too. What’s inspiring you?
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Rainbow Promises, a HAIKU by Bette A. Stevens
Spring has finally sprung after a long and frigid winter at here at The Farmstead in Central Maine. Captured a rainbow and its promise in a spring Haiku. Hope you’re enjoying the sensational sights, sounds and scents of the season, friends! ~ Bette A. Stevens
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Hairy Woodpecker HAIKU by Bette A. Stevens
NATIONAL POETRY MONTH
Inspired!
While sipping breakfast tea and finishing a journal entry, I glanced up at the window and spotted striking black and white flutters darting among the lilac branches. The first feathered friend was a downy woodpecker. By the time I grabbed the camera, he had disappeared and a nearly identical but larger version, a hairy woodpecker, hung upside down, pecking the last of winter’s crumbs from the suet cage. They’re sure to be back to dine, but next time it will be on succulent spring favorites—buds and bugs. Inspiring. Ah, spring! ~ Bette A. Stevens
What’s inspiring you?
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An Apple Blossom HAIKU by Bette A. Stevens
It’s National Poetry Month
What’s inspiring you?
Here in Central Maine the snow is melting at last, leaving bare ground and brown grasses in ever-growing patches where new tints, tones and shades of greens are magically appearing each day. Lilacs and apple trees will soon be budding. I can hardly wait for apple blossom time. We have six varieties of apple trees here at the farmstead and their blooms are more than enough to regenerate this winter-laden soul. Of course, the real blooms won’t arrive until May, but since April is National Poetry Month, I thought I would check out Wikimedia where I found this perfect picture (before my photo and text edits) to inspire the blooming muse inside a little early. We’re finally enjoying some spring sunshine, but ready for some April showers to bring us those May flowers, too. ~ Happy Spring! ~ Bette A. Stevens
What’s inspiring you this spring?
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697. The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day He created Spring. ~Bern Williams
Peace, hope and love! ~ Bette A. Stevens
The peace and beauty
of a spring day
had descended upon
the earth
like a benediction.
~Kate Chopin
Pink, pink, and more pink! Yes I know there are others colors in the garden, but what a lovely color is pink, the quiet hue on the sweet side of red. And then there are the wonderful names of the different shades of pink! What’s not to love about monikers like baby pink, berry pink, salmony pink, watermelon pink, and of course hot pink. Though most of the pinks tone down the color red, hot pink stimulates the high levels of energy associated with passion which the color red often signifies. Even in realms other than the garden pink is a revered color. For example, cities in the world are associated with it, businesses are linked to it, and then there’s the refreshing taste of pink lemonade consumed on hot summer days all…
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April is National Poetry Month: What are you writing?
I’m planning to write a poem each week during National Poetry month. Here’s my latest, a haiku inspired by a photo from last year’s spring garden since snow is still in mid-melt stage here in Central Maine. Ah, spring!
What are you writing this month?
~ Bette A. Stevens, Maine author/illustrator
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Haiku by Bette A. Stevens
APRIL IS POETRY MONTH!
What are you writing?
Here’s a Spring Haiku from me. Snow is still covering the ground here in Central Maine, but I’m looking forward to watching those new blooms appear. I’ll be listening for their song. ~ Bette A. Stevens
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683. Whatever we are waiting for – springtime, peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance – it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart. ~Edited line by Sarah Ban Breathnach
May the abundance and beauty of spring fill your hearts! ~ Bette A. Stevens http://www.4writersandreaders.com
If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy,
if a blade of grass springing up in the fields
has power to move you, if the simple things
of nature have a message that you understand,
rejoice, for your soul is alive.
~Eleonora Duse
Spring is teeming. Even in areas where snow still covers the ground, much is happening in the hidden realms at this time of year; tight buds get looser, nutrients begin to nourish roots in the sunny corners of the earth, and the hibernating creatures among us start to awaken. ~Excerpted and edited lines from Gratefulness.org
Out of His (Jesus Christ’s) fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. ~John 1:16 ✝
**Image of Pink Ranunculus via Pinterest
numb of Winters past
Ah… LOVE! ~ Bette A. Stevens
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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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Time erases shadows and
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Love resolves the wounds.
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Bette A. Stevens, Maine Author 
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on 07/02/2015