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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description></description><title>The Poetry of Soil</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @woodlandrose)</generator><link>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>Wings</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Wings &lt;a href="http://wp.me/s14Bcb-wings"&gt;http://wp.me/s14Bcb-wings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It is with great pleasure&lt;br/&gt;
that I announce &lt;br/&gt;
my acceptance&lt;br/&gt;
of my wings.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With my wings&lt;br/&gt;
comes the committment&lt;br/&gt;
to treat myself&lt;br/&gt;
with the same kindness&lt;br/&gt;
and compassion &lt;br/&gt;
that I treat others.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That I forgive myself&lt;br/&gt;
for making mistakes,&lt;br/&gt;
rather called faux pas&lt;br/&gt;(…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://awoodlandrose.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/wings/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/50689527060</link><guid>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/50689527060</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 20:33:16 -0400</pubDate><category>compassion</category><category>fairies</category><category>gratitude</category><category>healing</category><category>kindness</category><category>poetry</category><category>self-care</category><category>spirit</category><category>whimsey</category><category>wings</category><category>young-at-heart</category></item><item><title>Ephemeral</title><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;pattering rain&lt;br/&gt;
the last of your saved letters&lt;br/&gt;
return to me&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;insects on their way to work lilacs&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;letting go&lt;br/&gt;
the dandelion&lt;br/&gt;
and me&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;bleeding heart&lt;br/&gt;
first spring&lt;br/&gt;
without you&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;despite your absence&lt;br/&gt;
forget-me-not&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;periwinkle&lt;br/&gt;
just being&lt;br/&gt;
blue&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;for Robin&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ag ~ May 2013&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://awoodlandrose.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/ephemeral/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/50146995796</link><guid>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/50146995796</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 01:46:47 -0400</pubDate><category>ephemeral</category><category>forget-me-not</category><category>grief</category><category>haiku</category><category>letting go</category><category>nature</category><category>perennials</category><category>poetry</category><category>spring</category></item><item><title>In Memoriam ~ Boston Marathon bombings</title><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;terror in Boston&lt;br/&gt;
I walk the forest floor…&lt;br/&gt;
bloodroot in bloom&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ag ~ April 15, 2013&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://awoodlandrose.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/in-memoriam-boston-marathon-bombings/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/48106036241</link><guid>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/48106036241</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 02:16:18 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Flower Speak
Flowers speak to us   in color ~ light ~...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/01553538651cb67497fb253483d96705/tumblr_ml95s8npqD1qdukylo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;Flower Speak&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Flowers speak to us  &lt;em&gt; in color ~ light ~ fragrance&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Walk…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://awoodlandrose.wordpress.com/2013/04/14/flower-speak/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/47959821743</link><guid>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/47959821743</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:00:06 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Crocus Energy</title><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;spring equinox&lt;br/&gt;
my egg tastes&lt;br/&gt;
lighter&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;crocus -&lt;br/&gt;
I admire your&lt;br/&gt;
energy&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;spring cleaning&lt;br/&gt;
I say goodbye&lt;br/&gt;
to winter’s cobwebs&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ag ~ March 2013&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://awoodlandrose.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/spring-cleaning/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/45880920095</link><guid>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/45880920095</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:35:43 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Mosaics http://wp.me/s14Bcb-mosaicsView Post</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/86be25cae66227871c47ee9a74234b1f/tumblr_mjiozaSiYZ1qdukylo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mosaics &lt;a href="http://wp.me/s14Bcb-mosaics"&gt;http://wp.me/s14Bcb-mosaics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://awoodlandrose.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/mosaics/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/45139812692</link><guid>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/45139812692</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:25:56 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Due NorthView Post</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5e2df2900a11cc4d071a4111ee0b154e/tumblr_mjgwz0Dgxx1qdukylo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Due North&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://awoodlandrose.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/due-north/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/45065043007</link><guid>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/45065043007</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:23:22 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Due NorthView Post</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5e2df2900a11cc4d071a4111ee0b154e/tumblr_mjgwxuRwN71qdukylo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Due North&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://awoodlandrose.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/due-north/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/45064988723</link><guid>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/45064988723</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:22:40 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Due NorthIt’s the first evening of extra daylight and the...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5e2df2900a11cc4d071a4111ee0b154e/tumblr_mjgwu1GRLy1qdukylo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;Due North&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;It’s the first evening of extra daylight and the cacophony of gaggles of Canadian Geese returning…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://awoodlandrose.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/due-north/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/45064807015</link><guid>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/45064807015</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:20:23 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Storm Warning http://wp.me/s14Bcb-2115View Post</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a72ca8dfbfc898127077dafdadcaec6b/tumblr_mj9a0uHUO71qdukylo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Storm Warning &lt;a href="http://wp.me/s14Bcb-2115"&gt;http://wp.me/s14Bcb-2115&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://awoodlandrose.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/2115/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/44725239246</link><guid>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/44725239246</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:24:28 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>another storm after all is said and done yet again ag ~ March...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a72ca8dfbfc898127077dafdadcaec6b/tumblr_mj99znfKTD1qdukylo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;another storm after all is said and done yet again ag ~ March 2013 &lt;a href="http://wp.me/s14Bcb-2115"&gt;http://wp.me/s14Bcb-2115&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://awoodlandrose.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/2115/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/44725188861</link><guid>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/44725188861</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:23:45 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Snow moon ~ NaHaiWriMo #25</title><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;a white rose petals the snow moon on my sill&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ag ~ 2013&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://awoodlandrose.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/snow-moon-nahaiwrimo-25/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/44032488482</link><guid>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/44032488482</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:42:04 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>For Now ~ NaHaiWriMo #20</title><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Still sorting through old journals and letters.  Going way back to the early seventies.  I am now just beginning to grasp the concept of &lt;em&gt;ancient history.&lt;/em&gt;It is taking quite a bit more concentration and energy than I allotted, so I am feeling a bit…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://awoodlandrose.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/for-now-nahaiwrimo-20/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/43583261168</link><guid>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/43583261168</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:12:26 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Aubergine ~ NaHaiWriMo #19</title><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today, I am painstakingly reviewing old journals and writings in order to discard and organize. It takes a great effort to determine what stays and what goes and if it stays, where does it go to stay awhile. In order to work with a few boxes of writings,…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://awoodlandrose.wordpress.com/2013/02/19/aubergine-nahaiwrimo-19/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/43502795621</link><guid>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/43502795621</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:50:27 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Thaw ~ NaHaiWriMo #18</title><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mid-winter thaw between storm fronts. One early bird serenades with a song indicative of many soon to come. They are returning – the song birds to scout sites for nest-building. Although there is constant change – there is the consistency of the natural…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://awoodlandrose.wordpress.com/2013/02/19/thaw-nahaiwrimo-18/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/43461738164</link><guid>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/43461738164</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:09:40 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Black vs Blank ~ NaHaiWriMo # 17</title><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Black is the color chosen for yesterday’s prompt.  It is supposedly the absence of color.  Very appropriate in that I am drawing a blank for yesterday’s haiku challenge.  I have also been thinking of &lt;em&gt;Black-Holes&lt;/em&gt;in space and their relationship to…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://awoodlandrose.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/black-vs-blank-nahaiwrimo-17/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/43388058821</link><guid>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/43388058821</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 03:21:59 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Salt ~ NaHaiWriMo #17</title><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;into the warm salt&lt;br/&gt;
a bath&lt;br/&gt;
of tears&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ag ~ 2013&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://awoodlandrose.wordpress.com/2013/02/16/salt-nahaiwrimo-17/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/43255775318</link><guid>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/43255775318</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:42:20 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Blank ~ NaHaiWriMo #15</title><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;flat wet flakes blowing at me this emptiness&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ag ~ 2013&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://awoodlandrose.wordpress.com/2013/02/16/blank-nahaiwrimo-15/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/43219538752</link><guid>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/43219538752</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 06:46:39 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Valentine Haiku ~ NaHaiWriMo #14</title><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Valentines Day alone&lt;br/&gt;
happy not to share&lt;br/&gt;
the peanut butter cookies&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Valentines Day&lt;br/&gt;
lost in traffic – the car&lt;br/&gt;
that looks like yours&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;chocolate kisses&lt;br/&gt;
saved for a night like this -&lt;br/&gt;
Valentines&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Valentines Day&lt;br/&gt;
its pull on my heart lost&lt;br/&gt;
to the full moon&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Valentines…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://awoodlandrose.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/valentine-haiku-nahaiwrimo-14/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/43082554413</link><guid>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/43082554413</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:53:19 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>The Rapids ~ NaHaiWriMo #12</title><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;caught in the rapids&lt;br/&gt;
this river wild&lt;br/&gt;
with longing&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;prompt: river&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ag ~ 2013&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://awoodlandrose.wordpress.com/2013/02/13/the-rapids-nahaiwrimo-12/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/42974685538</link><guid>http://woodlandrose.tumblr.com/post/42974685538</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:20:17 -0500</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
