…. October blue red maple leaves muted cardinals and finches foraging for the last of the bird seed marigolds blooming their brilliant pops of orange spiders building webs in corners and dying branches leaves fallen from the trees make a crunchy sound wind begins to howl with the untrimmed branches as they scratch the side […]
Category Archives: Poetry
Longing …. for the Atlantic and it’s sound of crashing waves calling come play where one’s mind can rest to the rhythm of the the waves as they crash upon the shore Longing ….for Zugpitze or Grandfather Mountains where the wind blows fiercely and cold – singing a song of welcome – a song that soothes […]
Smell of bacon frying in the black cast iron skillet, grits, homemade biscuits and eggs anyway you like, served hot with butter and jelly – not jam Sunshine streamed through the window calling come outside one and all – the day promises to be long Bike or pool? – maybe both! and the smell of […]
life springs forth from the trunk of a tree seed planted water added sunshine worms rain mud roots sprout a tree is born roots hold tight trunk forms wind blows as branches and leaves grow from the earth a tree grows ©Anita Adams 1/2019
What will May bring? Flowers Hikes Walking in the Woods Snaps and Naps Cleaning out the cupboards, the windows and glass Blue Skies and Butterflies Birds of all colors and songs Late nights, sunsets and stars Early mornings before dawn Thoughts of creativity at its best A bird’s song awakens me like a poem or a […]
Life this day Full of details Writing and wonder Rest and blunder Clouds and sighs Memories flashing by Stop and wait Rest oh rest The best is here today or is it still to come? Nevertheless, if this is your last day- what or whom do you wish to speak with or see? Don’t delay […]
Next month I will be offering a 4 week Writing Workshop in the AWA Method. For more on this method, please visit Amherst Writers & Artists Last month I was Certified as an Affiliate Workshop Leader. This writing method has increased my love of writing, and I look forward to sharing with others what I’ve […]
Writing is such a release /A Healing balm that soothes the Soul; Words flow on to the page seem to sing a song or speak a tale of woe. A DREAM To write – to share with others an opportunity to create art, be heard, be seen, to Dream. The Window is […]
Move Stretch Walk Imagine Pray Believe Leave Trust Work Dust Vacuum Clean Create Write Sleep Repeat ©Anita Adams
The sun has not risen; I peer out the Window to see the stars flickering high above in the darkness; The house is quiet and cool; My mind wanders in this moment and to the day ahead; A hike awaits – Somewhere in the Western North Carolina Mountains. The Fall foliage is beginning to peak and […]
