The Abundance of June

Art by Jaqueline Hurlbert

Summer is emerging,

June is abundant in all possibilities 

for global peace and caring.      

It’s the best time to dream 

in colors of Tuscany,

throw away any neuroses.

become all we can be.

 June brings warmer rain,

for running barefoot again.

Flowers exploding in full bloom.

Believe in Unicorns and rainbows.

Hearts not broken croon,

yellow monarchs swoon.

Say only what you mean to say,

Express yourself in every way.

The sun will block out all neuroses.

Be a little bit crazy,

give a name to the moon.

Unchain your melody

Ride a bike smiling,

discover your Huckleberry Finn.

Love being all you can be,

live audaciously.

Find your bliss,

live life more fully,

climb the Mountain again.

Wordle No. 146...

Tiptoeing through bucolic pastures,  
wide field of wildflowers spread before me
Welcoming me collectively, 
 varied species amid tall grasses
All the scented colors of the rainbow 
fill my lungs, float upward, 
potentially reaching others' senses,
inviting all to partake 
I miss being a child again
To embrace in full measure 
to run and play,
no gates to throw me off balance, 
I kiss delicate petals, 
hold them softly to my cheek
Their  synergy flows outward,
creating preludes in the sky
with kites and eagles fly  - 
afar to an alternate universe,
 perhaps, or return to their former state                            
I  lie down on my back, 
eyes follow cirrus clouds,
opening to skies of blue
Wildflowers bend and sigh in the breeze;
 earth rotates around the sun, 
a dramatic rhapsody
I see no end to the halcyon beauty,
no edges to limit my dreams.

It's the Sunday Whirl.  And our beloved Seahawks are playing in the Superbowl in New York and we are all there in spirit.  Today's 12 words to be included in a poem are above and underlined as well. Coincidence that we fans are now known as the 12th Man.