Musings on Life, Love, and Linguine-Poetry & Writing
By late afternoon the air is cooling, so we take our wine to the garden to enjoy the shade of the velvet Mesquite. The sentinel of our backyard, it stands over 30 feet high. This is the time it begins to bloom with dense clusters of tiny pale yellow flowers on pendulous spikes.
I’ve prepared a plate of Boursin cheese slathered on crackers. One bite appetizers topped with thin sliced radishes plucked from our fertile earth. There is a soothing breeze strong enough to stir the clapper of the bronze Soleri bell. The birds join in with their melodic chirps. From high on her pedestal, Venus presides over us. Love lives here.
golden petals drift
clink of wine glasses ringing-
sunset comes too soon
©2021 Linda Lee Lyberg
dVerse Poets Pub: Haibun Monday- That Picnic
I love the thought of such a wonderful setting for a picnic, or just an outdoor setting for nocturnal bliss.
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Thank you Bjorn. It’s a lovely spot.
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Ah, it sounds like a lovely vacation, but it’s so much more than that. Beautiful!
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Thank you Jade!
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You are welcome.
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What a lovely spot for an outdoor snack. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you!
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I like how Venus looks on from her pedestal.
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Thank you Frank.
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These days, eating outside on our covered deck is the extent of our picnic excursions. Your garden sounds lovely; somewhere in the SW?
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Mesa, Arizona! Thank you Glenn.
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you have a gorgeous garden Linda, I have been admiring and loving each detail in your photos over Insta and FB. you created a place where love dwells with safety and respect. the haiku is like the sweetest end to a beautiful day, a picnic blessed by the heavens
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Thank you Gina. It’s my happy place.
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Now that’s a stylish picnic. Delicious food and surroundings!
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Thank you kindly!
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I drink to this! What a lovely garden you have Linda. Love is in the air definitely.
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Thank you Grace!
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Special moments in a lovely hide-a-way…cheers to you!
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Thank you!
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Wine, cheese, and love shared in a beautiful garden. What more could anyone ask for?
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Yes, so true. Thank you Merril.
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Your garden is beautiful.
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Thank you so much. The challenge will be to keep everything thriving when we are living a block from the sun again!
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A block from the sun?
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Summer in Arizona! 110-120+ degrees is not unusual. You can fry an egg on the sidewalk, literally.
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Oh, I wasn’t quite sure what you meant. 🙂
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😊
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Oh this is lovely! You’ve brought me right into this special place with your details. I am feeling rested and happy having just shared this with you. Thank you!
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Thank you Lillian!
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How satisfying to picnic in a beautiful garden, especially when the food is Boursin cheese slathered on crackers with your own radishes – well deserved after gardening all day! The sound of the wine glasses rings through the haiku, Linda.
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Thank you Kim!
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You brought me exactly to your garden Linda…its a lovely spot for an afternoon picnic..
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Thank you! It’s very peaceful.
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