Charmed Chaos
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Morning Serenade
Shivering leaves in morning breeze
as breath forms whispering clouds
Quiet garden is still, creatures asleep
under warmth of fallen dead leaves.
Yellow orbs cloaked in waxy green
on the gnarled lemon tree
while high in the lush mesquite,
Grey-brown Thrasher sings to dawn.
©2022 Linda Lee Lyberg
dVerse Poets Pub: Quadrille Monday
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Such a serene beautiful image you’ve created, Linda! I particularly like the first two lines.
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Thank you Merril!
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You’re welcome!
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wish there were such dawn singers here Linda – the description of leaves is just right for that prompt – lovely imagery
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Thank you kindly Laura.
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Yeah I’m missing the mid-winter morning’s birdsong…Thanks, Linda, for reminding me.
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Thanks for stopping by Ron.
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This is so wonderful and tranquil…. I can almost feel the sent of the mesquite
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Thank you Bjorn.
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Thank you for sharing the beauty of this morning moment with us, Linda 🙂
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It’s a lovely sight!
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Linda you captured the beauty of desert morning so well. Neat image and video to go with your poem.
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Thank you Lisa. They are a common sight on my morning walks with Jackson but I never tire of seeing and hearing them.
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You’re welcome.
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This reads in lovely, classical style, and uses nature’s best to give your words real tribute…wonderful, and exotic too, for me living in Europe..
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Thank you for your lovely comment.
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Love the image of the gnarled lemon tree….the breath forming out in the cold. Just an excellent descriptive scene here.
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Thank you Lillian.
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I love nature poems. I love this one.
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Thank you Shay.
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I love the softness of the scene and morning serenade of the bird.
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Thank you Grace.
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Aww, you gave me a whole new love for shivering leaves as this poem is so soothing.
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Thank you Mish!
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such an enchanting poem and bird, thanks for sharing Linda
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Sure. Thanks for your lovely comment.
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Beautiful Linda. I especially like this… as breath forms whispering clouds
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Thank you Dwight!
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You are welcome!
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Thank you for sharing the lovely poem and the wonderful birdsong. It was a balm for my soul!
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Wonderful, and you’re welcome!
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What a lovely and serene picture of a new, breaking day. I love the addition of the Thrasher because what is morning without birdsong?
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Thank you!
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Definitely a sensory charmer, this! Thank you for your lovely cadence.
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Thank you!
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Looks like that thrasher enjoys his breakfast…thanks for sharing the lovely images, Linda!
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You’re welcome!
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What a beautiful morning scene! Thanks for giving us a glimpse of it.
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My pleasure to share.
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Lovely poem, Linda!
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Thank you!
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Such vivid imagery!Loved this.
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Thank you.
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*applause, applause, applause*
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Smile, smile, smile!🥰
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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i am so glad to be acquainted with this unfamiliar bird, and loving these lines.
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Thank you Paul.
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Very nice. Enjoyed!
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Thank you!
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I wouldn’t mind waking to that serenade.
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Yes!
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