wanted: frog to kiss
why are you hiding from me?
lips coming your way
not interested?
maybe I don’t need a prince
just a froggy friend
frog prince
by Angie Quantrell
Yakima Valley, WA
Haiku Moment: frog prince
Tag Archives: poetry
Haiku Moment: rocket
beach transport Rocket
he’s not rocket-y at all
my view from behind
rocket by Angie Quantrell
photo by Angie Quantrell
Ocean Shores, Washington
Haiku Moment: beach bum(ble)
purple oasis
sandy beach bee habitat
hello beach bum(ble)
beach bum(ble) by Angie Quantrell
photo by Angie Quantrell
Ocean Shores, Damon Point, WA
Haiku Moment: garden anemone
fluttering flutes wave
calling honey bees to sup
climb deep, buttercup
garden anemone by Angie Quantrell
photo by Angie Quantrell
Anacortes, WA
Haiku Moment: true flowers
bees and bumbles buzz
searching, sipping, slurping feast
nectar and pollen
oh, let me smell you
be still big thing, are you food?
no. you’re flowerless
get out of my way!
true flowers wait; gotta get
work to do, to do
true flowers by Angie Quantrell
photos by Angie Quantrell
Purple Robe Lavender Farm, Arlington, WA
Haiku Moment: feast
unplanned garden guest
wood and wet quench appetite
feast, tiny world king.
feast by Angie Quantrell
photos by Angie Quantrell, Yakima Valley
Haiku Moment: earth treasure
is it time? harvest?
soil erupts with sharp fragrance,
come, my garlic treat
earth treasure by Angie Quantrell
Photos by Angie Quantrell
Yakima Valley
This is our third successful (meaning: no earwig damage) allium crop! Maybe next year should be a season of rest for the garden beds when I grow just alliums and let the exploding earwig population die off a bit. The idea does bear tasty consideration…
Haiku Moment: leek princess
seeking light, water
face to the sun, wearing your
tiny fairy hat
buds tight with promise
urgency to bloom and seed
hello leek princess
by Angie Quantrell
Yakima Valley
Tales from My Garden
Haiku Moment: peek-a-boo
what’s next door, beyond?
sentinel blocks me, but fails
peek-a-boo neighbor
peek-a-boo by Angie Quantrell
photo by Jamie Quantrell
Fort Simcoe Historical State Park, Washington
Book Review: Poetrees by Douglas Florian
Poetrees
Written and illustrated by Douglas Florian
Beach Lane Books, 2010
I finally had a chance to borrow Poetrees from the library. What a fun book!
Written and illustrated by Douglas Florian, the pages resemble different aspects of trees – bark, roots, rings, leaves, and more. I love the way the reader needs to turn the book on its side to read up to down the long way, resembling the height of trees. So much fun!
Why I Like This Book:
~ the variety of trees included in the book, each as unique s the next
~ the wordplay and fun-on-your-tongue poetree
~ the artwork gives glimpses into the words and thoughts inspired by the poetree
~ what I learned about trees, especially the ones not found in my Pacific Northwest region
~ the glossatree gives more info about each tree or tree part
~ the sense of awe, wonder, and amazement which exudes from this book of trees
