Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Progressive Poem Line 23

 
 
Today it's my turn to add a line to the Progressive Poem.  It's also my blog birthday; today I've been blogging for 18 years. The Progressive Poem has been around for 13 of those years, since 2012. I've participated in all of them! 

We're coming to the end of our April day, with twilight and stars. I decided we needed some more birds, since we haven't had any since the second stanza. Here are a couple of links where you can see and hear this particular bird (in real life, you're much more likely to hear him than see him): here and here. My line is in bold below. Looking forward to seeing what comes next!


Open an April window
let sunlight paint the air
stippling every dogwood
dappling daffodils with flair

 

Race to the garden
where woodpeckers drum
as hummingbirds thrum
in the blossoming Sweetgum

 

Sing as you set up the easels
dabble in the paints
echo the colors of lilac and phlox
commune without constraints

 

Breathe deeply the gifts of lilacs
rejoice in earth’s sweet offerings
feel renewed-give thanks at day’s end
remember long-ago springs

 

Bask in a royal spring meadow
romp like a golden-doodle pup!
startle the sleeping grasshoppers
delight in each flowering shrub…

 

Drinking in orange-blossom twilight
relax to the rhythm of stars dotting sky
as a passing Whip-poor-will gulps bugs

 

 

April 24 Linda Kulp Trout at http://lindakulptrout.blogspot.com
April 25 Heidi Mordhorst at My Juicy Little Universe
April 26 Michelle Kogan at: https://moreart4all.wordpress.com/
April 27 Linda Baie at Teacher Dance
April 28 Pamela Ross at Words in Flight
April 29 Diane Davis at Starting Again in Poetry
April 30 April Halprin Wayland at Teaching Authors


 

at

6 comments:

  1. Margaret Simon4:17 AM

    I remember Whip-o-wills from my childhood. I'd love to imitate their sound. Thanks for giving us this sound and an evening bird.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Michelle Kogan5:15 AM

    Wonderful selection Ruth, if not for their song you’d have to really search for the whip-poor-will as they seamlessly camouflage into their environment, thanks for adding another feathered friend! Hope all is well with you in your neck of the world.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Ramona5:24 AM

    Of course, you would add a bird to our springtime fun! When I clicked to listen, I immediately understood why we would hear rather than see this bird. I was worried for our grasshoppers, but relieved to discover a significant portion of their diet comes from moths, especially on moonlit nights. Congrats on your blog birthday. That's quite an accomplishment. And a line contributor every year to the progressive poem!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Anonymous11:13 AM

    I so enjoy the process notes you added to determine what comes next. And what a great evening bird! Happy Blogiversary as well. - tanita

    ReplyDelete
  5. Linda B5:34 PM

    Love "hearing" that whip-poor-will, Ruth, & that you added another bird. I remember them from my childhood!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Tabatha7:06 PM

    Yay for 18 years of goodness! You are a champion, my friend.

    ReplyDelete