#SOL17 - #npm17 - poem 25 of 30 - Back to Nature

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"I think that we're beginning to remember that the first poets didn’t come out of a classroom, that poetry began when somebody walked off of a savanna or out of a cave and looked up at the sky with wonder and said, “Ahhh.” That was the first poem."

– Lucille Clifton

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My goal for Poetry Month: 
                                               TINY THINGS.  

 Antennaria microphylla - pussytoes

          I found my topic for the poem and post today by returning to nature and the past. I've written more than once about the primitive cabin in the mountains which we owned for years. I wrote for the first time here, nearly six years ago. The cabin became an important part of raising our children, allowing them to learn to love exploring and just "being" out of doors as much as we did. Then, last month I wrote one post that shared about selling the cabin. I have the fondest memories of our time there, the beauty I enjoyed and discovered. And aside from great times with family and friends, I renewed my love of nature, the living things along with the natural objects we often ignore like the brightly colored rocks in the stream, and the huge ones that were "living" in our meadow. These pussytoes were favorites to find, tucked within the wild spaces, spring greetings.

Pussytoes  

When touching the tips

of these pinkish blooms,

one only needs to know

the down-deep softness of feline feet

to understand why the name’s complete.

 Linda Baie © All Rights

So Far-Tiny Things

April 1 - Two Plates - Thanksgiving

April 2 - In Each Mind's Eye - baby elephant

April 3 - Discovered April First - miniature book

April 4 - A Promise - peach seed 

April 5 -  haiku - one music note

April 6 - My Tiny List - must-do list

April 7 - Tiny Lights - window lights at dusk

April 8 - Cherita - pencil stub

April 9 - Apple Blooms - blooms/apple tree
April 10 - Walk to The Sea - salt crystals

April 11 - Sonnet Show & Tell - tiny key

April 12 - The Letter 'I' 

April 13 - A Tiny Change - thermometer

April 14 - Birthday Candles
April 15 - Defined - dandelion

April 16 - One Minute 

April 17 - The Letter "A"

April 18 - Tiny Treasure - rock

April 19 - haiku - tiny actions

April 20 - rabbit
April 21 - lilac 

April 22 - chickadee

April 23 - tiny shoes

April 24 - bits of time - book love