Author Archives: janemwoodman

About janemwoodman

Singer, writer, restaurant reviewer, urban farmer, devoted lover of my husband....old and getting happier all the time.

Haiku for the little ones

Posted on July 4, 2018

Chinese lanterns sail over gunpowder-lit skies— Still, fireflies glow Advertisements

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June Garden Sonnet

Posted on June 29, 2018

Now the gracious growing time begins Reprieve from first-stage hardest work now done. A breathing space sees just the rain and sun That make the gardens’ fruits swell in their skins. Some black-green velvet – others simply green Some still … Continue reading →

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first lilies (haiku)

Posted on June 22, 2018

lilies trumpet Grace hot melodies all in sharps rise from once-cold soil

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Solstice Meditation

Posted on June 21, 2018

i. Earth glows at Solstice – sings in orange blossoms murmurs sweet lavenders harmonizing with wrensong – caresses us all with love in breezes making feathered ferns dance shushing sweet jasmine into our rooms drawing us out gently into her … Continue reading →

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Sonnet for the Mother

Posted on June 2, 2018

Two hands, two feet are darkened, marked by Earth, Their blackening welcome signs of Life’s rebirth – In breezy Spring and coming Summer’s heat Earth’s frozen heart returns to Life to beat. In games and rituals of eons past Some … Continue reading →

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White Noise

Posted on May 31, 2018

Buzzing and mumbling it keeps the mind from waking, wondering attending to nothing hearing no small voices until even thunder becomes inaudible. Its powerful pull sucks at the roots forces them inward until they circle around themselves growing nowhere feeding … Continue reading →

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War of the Worlds (sonnet)

Posted on May 27, 2018

In this lovely world I call my own, Viewed at this moment through my soiled toes, Unrelenting beauty of the Spring Lulls my senses through eyes, ears and nose. This book is written well, its characters Developed well; its plot … Continue reading →

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