seeds of #marigolds
far from memory
I'll plant in my garden
reminders of childhood
my mother's name
the #tamales
she tried to make
unfulfilled dreams
lost on
a summer's day

#vsscolor

Watercolor flowers

#LuaViEr #VssColor
B blooms spring to
L life as summer
A advances
S Spruce Green &
T Tumbleweed
O outshone by
F flowers
C carnations
O orchids
L lillies
O oriental poppies
R readily
S spreading color
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Illustration of succulents in clay pots

#VssColor #Only8Words
Terracotta pots lined Painted Pathways making winter bloom
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Watermelon slices

#VssColor #DailyhaikuPrompt
Red Melon slices
Sweet Sunlit Watermelon
Like tasting summer
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A moss covered branch

#VssDaily #BraveWrite #Firewords #VssColor
Olive shades of lichen & Moss, Green & thick, created a fairyland of Verdigris Twigs
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#naturelovers

A Ripe Peach on the tree

#VssColor #BraveWrite
The warm sun gave a Blush to the ripe Peach.
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African Violets

#VssColor #10WordsPoet 
Violet blossoms whether Purple, Blue,
even pink, still called violets
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Various sized and shaped pieces of lapis lazuli

#VssColor #DailyhaikuPrompt
A perfect pairing
Golden Yellow Navy Blue
Lapis lazuli
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A Swirl of red tones

#Vss365 #VssColor #15WordPoet #2WordPrompt
Crimson or Maroon in Color
shades related but not Twins
meaning passion all the same
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The iridescent inside of an Abalone shell

#DailyhaikuPrompt #VssColor
Abalone Shell
Exquisite Pearl rainbow sheen
Beautiful colors
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A Lighthouse surrounded by water

#VssColor #BlueSkyRelay
Sea Foam Waves Ripple around the outcropping with the Lighthouse. A calm idyll before the oncoming tempest
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#naturelovers

A bright summer drink

#DailyPrompt #SummerPromptFestival #VssColor
Just A Single Day In Summer can produce such a Jumble of Colors. The orange of Apricots; greens of Honeydew & Mint; ending in a Lavender & Rosewater sunset
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A mare and colt graze in a Pasture

#VssColor #DailyhaikuPrompt
A vast Green Pasture
Horses frolicking, running
Bright Sunshine, Spring Sky
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#poetry #naturelovers

A single drop of water sits on orange sand dunes

#GeoPoetry24 #VssColor
Burnt Orange Sands, whipped by wind, heated by sun, still holds enough moisture for life
#naturelovers #imageprompt

The dark surface of a choppy ocean

#GeoPoetry24 #WIPSnips #VssColor
Deep Indigo Oceans, hiding secrets
Below the waves, untold wonders
#naturelovers #imageprompt