A Poet’s Fingers Sprouted Wings

A lyrical nature poem

Carolyn Riker
Scribe
Published in
1 min readJul 1, 2021

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Photo by Isabel Herrera on Unsplash

Two roses
one hummingbird
and a sea of lavender
sandwiched between basil
and overly friendly mint
who sprouts wild and tall

I’m fully sheltered in this rapture
a snapshot of serenity
not only shadow and light
but pure…

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Carolyn Riker
Scribe

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