And for next week, Irene Latham posting: The Moon in June" will be the theme for Poetry Friday Roundup happening June 30 at Live Your Poem. Can't wait to read your moon poems!
Today I'm celebrating the summer poetry swap, begun by Tabatha so long ago. I haven't always participated but have a huge folder full of all I've received during the past years, always wonderful to see and read again!
My first swap came last week from Patricia Franz, who has given me permission to share the two poems she wrote and as a bonus, a beautiful card showing a lake picture from a favorite photographer. The poems are inspired by her own photos and her goal to write ekphrastic poetry this summer. Here are the poems with the card and the photos from which Patricia wrote, then my own response to the lakes. Before my husband and I, with two small children, moved to Colorado, we lived on a lake, a beautiful one that I know we didn't know how wonderful it was until we left it. However, I appreciate so much that Patricia has given me a new chance to remember!
peace be
peace be the spring sun
snowmelt and scree
peace be the pinecones
peace be me
peace be the forest
snowmelt and trees
peace be the pinecones
peace be me
peace be the pollinator
snowmelt and seed
peace be the pinecones
peace be me
peace be the morning hike
snowmelt and plea
peace be the pinecones
peace be me
©draft, Patricia J. Franz