In Praise of Lizards

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Linda Lee Lyberg

Watering my bountiful garden in early dawn
cooling breeze in pink rose, a glorious morn
showering splashy flower beds with love
watching ornate tree lizards chase bugs
darting from a dark hiding place
scurrying away from wet sprays.

I am always astounded and amazed
how the graceful lizards race
on the concrete sand garden wall
defying gravity, so small
yet courageous and audacious.

Cocking their head from side to side
peering at me with intelligent eyes
I watch in delight as they devour breakfast
an electric-blue moth snatched from the air
a brown-black beetle running for its life
as they swallow them down with nary a care.

Imaginary Garden With Real Toads- Wordy Thursday with wild Woman: Celebrating the Ordinary

Category: PoetryTags: Imaginary Garden With Real Toads, Poem, Poetry

14 Comments on “In Praise of Lizards”

davidbruceblog
May 3, 2019

Reblogged this on davidbruceblog #2.

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- Charmed Chaos
  May 3, 2019
  
  Thanks!
  
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robtkistner
May 3, 2019

Thank you for sharing some moments with your lizards Linda. They sound consistently entertaining… 🙂

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- Charmed Chaos
  May 3, 2019
  
  Thank you Rob! They are; I never realized how much until I saw started observing them everyday. They are a blessing in the garden really. Help to keep the pests down.
  
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Sherry Blue Sky
May 3, 2019

I can SEE their intelligent eyes. They are audacious! How lovely, watering the garden in early morning. I remember those days…those delights……..this was a lovely read.

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- Charmed Chaos
  May 3, 2019
  
  Thank you so much Sherry.
  
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Jim
May 3, 2019

Watching the lizzards. Novel. Linda. Most of my dealings with them is in catching the ones who sneak into our house and then releasing them back outside.
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- Charmed Chaos
  May 3, 2019
  
  Thanks Jim. That works too , right?
  
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annell4
May 4, 2019

Breakfast for lizards, oh my!! Enjoyed your poem!

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- Charmed Chaos
  May 4, 2019
  
  Thank you!
  
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Mr. Walker
May 4, 2019

Such lovely imagery. I don’t think I’ve ever seen lizards “scurrying away from wet sprays” – so I loved the setting of your poem and how you described you and the lizards within your garden.

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- Charmed Chaos
  May 4, 2019
  
  Thank you!
  
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Björn Rudberg (brudberg)
May 4, 2019

What a wonderful thing to have in your garden… and maybe they take some bugs that otherwise would have eaten your roses

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- Charmed Chaos
  May 4, 2019
  
  Yes, they are very welcome in my garden! Thank you Bjorn.
  
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