When Shimmering Sunlight is Perfect

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Linda Lee Lyberg

Nasturtiums & Roses in My Garden- Mesa,AZ

Blooms on butter yellow roses whisper
sending goosebumps across my skin
the tender voice of my mother calling,
‘Come see it’s Spring again!’

Mockingbirds caw mimicking
rowdy black crows
as jeweled hummingbirds chase
tiny gnats mid-air,
fat honeybees amble
from flower to flower,
subdued by their burden
of golden pollen

Here in the garden,
curious scenes abound
around the burgeoning
wax green shrubbery
burly wood timbers decay
under hot pink buds
as spiny desert lizards play
among random stones

And though my dear mother
has been gone for many a year
When shimmering sunlight is perfect
I know she is at rest in our peaceful garden

Author’s Note: Day Three of National Poetry Writing Month.

Linda Lee Lyberg is a wife, mother, artist, published poet and author. She resides in Mesa, AZ with her husband Pete (aka The Big Viking) of 24 years and their latest rescue, Jackson “Jax” Lyberg. Linda writes various forms of poetry, as well as short stories. You can read more of her works at: charmedchaos.com and view anthologies containing her work here: Amazon Author Page

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5 Comments on “When Shimmering Sunlight is Perfect”

minametry84
April 3, 2021

I liked the opening piece of the poem as if you are talking to the butter fly

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msjadeli
April 3, 2021

I can see her smiling from here ❤

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- Linda Lee Lyberg
  April 3, 2021
  
  ❤️😊
  
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Sherry Marr
April 4, 2021

Your title drew me….this poem is sooooo beautiful. I love the “imagine” on your wall!!!!!!

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- Linda Lee Lyberg
  April 4, 2021
  
  Thank you Sherry!
  
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