Silver Moon Clematis 
Daylily 
daylilies & Coreopsis 
Early Cerise Phlox 
English lavender & Red Razzmatazz daylily & Pardon Me Daylily 
English lavender & Dragon’s Blood Sedum
I feel great satisfaction in the planting and growing of perennials. They become my offspring, a by-product of the energy I infuse into the plants to grow and become strong. Each season, I fuss over the fresh growth, thrilled that my plant babies survived another year.
day’s first blush
halcyon weather
eventide storms
Today, the humidity wrapped vaporous tendrils of fog around the trees in my neighborhood. As I labored in the garden digging holes, my sweat dripped into the soil.
dark clouds birth
crepuscular light
draws rainfall
By the time the rains came, my plants were tucked into the soil and my balance with nature was again restored.
© 2021 Colleen M. Chesebro
This haibun is an example of a prose envelope haibun (prose, haiku, prose). An explantation of the form is found on page 84-89 in the print book of Word Craft: Prose & Poetry.
This week’s Tanka Tuesday challenge was to pick synonyms for the words dawn and twilight selected by Gwen Plano. I used “first blush” for dawn and “eventide” for twilight. In the second haiku, I used “birth” for dawn, and “crepuscular light” for twilight.
I like your choice of words, pics as well as your poetry, Colleen. 🙂
Thank you! The definitions give a subtle change to dawn and twilight for sure. ❤️
I’m sure you feel great satisfaction in the planting and caring for the plants. Beautiful flowers!
Thanks, Merril. The heat was getting to my lavender today. It’s really hot! 91 F. 🥵🌸
It’s cooled down here, but I’m sure it will get very hot again soon.
These cooler interludes are the best. That’s what I love about living back in the Midwest. It’s not just blazing hot all of the time. <3
So beautiful!! May your plants bloom and grow into luscious loveliness!
Thank you! It felt so good to play in the dirt. ❤️
Aww! I see you’ve started. Congrats on the new little ones😃. It was a bit on the cool side here today, turned off the AC. Happy gardening😄.
Pat
Thanks, Pat. It was hot! 91 today! 🥵 Late in the afternoon the storms moved through with rain. It’s cooled down now. ⛈❤️
That happened here a couple days ago, two days in a row! Now, it’s downright chilly outside!. All very weird.
Pat
Foggy and cool here this morning. It’s going to be about 84 which is great. ❤️
A lovely haibun! Here’s to thriving perennials!!
Thanks, Liz. It feels good to work in the garden again. ❤️
This was lovely, Colleen. Have you announced the June Double Ennead challenge yet? I searched in your blog, but could not find it.
It goes up the third Monday of the month on Carrot Ranch. ❤️
Sure . Thank you 😊
Gorgeous descriptions, photos and poetry. “.. humidity wrapped vaporous tendrils..” that whole paragraph was delightful 💜♥️
You should see the fog curling through the trees this morning. Very humid, but cool. ❤️
Ah, you should take some photos of that some time.
I’ll do that! <3
A garden is always full of hope. (K)
It is! I like the connection I feel working in the soil. It’s another form of creativity. 😍🌸
Beautiful poems and photos! I miss your photos on Instagram!
After I got hacked and cloned, that was enough for me. Instagram wanted me to prove my identity by taking a photograph me holding my ID! I said no, and that was that. 🤦🏼♀️ Are you on Twitter, Elizabeth?
That is crazy! Yes, I’ve a Twitter account, but no much activity in there, I’ll share my post and tag you in there! I should be more active in there. Have a great Sunday!
Thanks so much, Elizabeth! I’m so glad we can write poetry together. <3
Very nice haibun. I love your vocabulary and dripping your sweat into the earth. I have done that more time that I remember but when you do it, it sounds nourishing and magical somehow – poetic! 🙂
LOL! Thanks, Marsha. It was not a pretty sight! 🥵🤣
But made it sound unlike sweat. I used to soak a bandana every time I worked in the Rose Garden in Woodlake. It was an ordeal.
I had hoped (secretly) that my sweat would nurture the plants as well. I’m glad you picked up on that. But, still… it was pretty ugly. I’m still adjusting to the humidity here. Good thing, it comes and goes. Unlike Florida which almost killed me. I just don’t do heat well. Where we lived in northern Buckeye (near Surprise, AZ) it will be 117 tomorrow. I’m so glad we moved. Whew!! LOL! 😀
We had some fog on the road on our way home the other day. And if I had blinked I would have missed the emu. Yes that’s right I said emu. Apparently there is a farm off the main route in Illinois – I looked it up. There are many emu farms too, in the states. I only knew of one restaurant that actually served Emu (I think). One of those odd places that also serve Buffalo. Though I think Buffalo is more common than Emu.
You garden is looking fabulous. I have some white (I think it is) Clematis over an arbor. 😀
Emu? Wow! That’s really interesting! Sounds like you had a blast! ❤️
Sitting in the passenger seat … you have time to look at your surroundings – if you aren’t napping 😉
Absolutely! I haven’t driven in years. I’m ususally the navigator. 😀
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“balance with nature was again restored.” I love this! You have some beautiful plant babies. Can’t wait to see how big and beautiful they have grown by the end of summer 🙂.