Poem: "What You're Living For"

This poem came out of the April 18, 2017 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from siliconshaman. It also fills the "magical / mythological creatures" square in my 4-3-17 card for the origfic_bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the Clay of Life series.

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Saturday Yardening

Today we went to the Earth Day event at the Douglas-Hart Nature Center.  I took two flats of plants for the plant swap, and picked up a big pot of lamb's ear and another of bachelor's button.  I also bought a bunch of native plants from the plant sale.

It's cloudy and cold outside.  

Some of the grass and clover seed is beginning to sprout. \o/

EDIT 4/22/17: Round 2, I planted the lamb's ear in the septic garden and the bachelor's button in the wildflower garden.

EDIT 4/22/17: Round 3, I took the ice plant outside, and I planted a six-pack each of marigolds and zinnias in the barrel garden.

EDIT 4/22/17: Round 4, I planted purslane in one of the hanging baskets by the barrel garden and rosemary in the strip garden by the patio.  I distributed four Italian parsley plants in the strip garden, cistern garden, and a pot.

EDIT 4/22/17: Round 5, I planted several pots of petunias, verbena, alyssum, and Dusty Miller artemesia.  That's most of the stuff from the grocery stores.  I still have several items from the shipment to plant, plus the flat of things I just bought in the plant sale this morning.

EDIT 4/22/17: Round 6, I mulched around four of the trees and shrubs I planted earlier.  It is dusk now, and too dark to see outside, so I'm done for today.  *goflopnow*

Poem: "Define Your Own Reality"

This poem was written outside the regular prompt calls, inspired by the "abuse" square in my 4-3-17 card for the origfic_bingo fest. It has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the Officer Pink thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

Warning: This poem contains some intense topics. Highlight to read the detailed warnings, some of which are spoilers. While trying to process past abuse, Turq has a graphic meltdown. Ansel does his best to comfort him. There is angst, overwhelm, flashback and intrusive thoughts, stabbing a worksheet with a pencil, trivial damage to an already beat-up rug, vigorous crying, guilt, difficult conversation, and other challenges. If these are sensitive issues for you, please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.

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Poem: "Her Wilderness Like Eden"

This poem is from the April 18, 2017 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from redsixwing. It also fills the "memories" square in my 4-3-17 card for the origfic_bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the series Clay of Life.

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Poem: "You Who Have Fed the Hungry"

This poem came out of the April 18, 2017 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from alatefeline and technoshaman. It also fills the "habits and routines" square in my 4-3-17 card for the origfic_bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles.  It belongs to the Clay of Life series.

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