Category: #theWildness
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19 June: Or Water #thewildness
Day 19: Write a poem inspired by the soothing sounds of a flowing stream. Or Water In this place, or moment,or water,in this full cup of bliss,there is an echowithin me. In this place, or time,I am a creek, swift withyoung water.Brimming over. I am thin waterover smooth stones. I hold tiny-bone fish, and I…
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18 June: There’s a Squirrel in the Birdbath
Day 18: Create a observation log of a specific species of bird that you have been monitoring throughout the challenge. There’s a Squirrel in the Birdbath A robin flies into the window,makes a sound.It’s nowhere to be seen. When a pigeon does that,there’s flapping and crashing,you’d think an assassin got at it. There’s a nest…
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17 June: It’s Pronounced [bi″fid-o-bak-tēr´e-um]
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Day 17. Write a letter to future generations, urging them to cherish the natural world. To my darling grandchildren, I know your mum loves her sprays, the antibacterial and anti-fungal, floral scented and nose-pinching, but to kill bad bacteria is to kill them all. In your gut. On your skin. In the sink and down…
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16 June: The Stars Fall Sideways
Day 16. Describe a special moment when you felt truly connected to nature. When the Stars Fall Sideways It’s not the poetic fillof a challis-filled lake betweenthe rising foothills of the Alps, orthe memory of season’s change,or Orion’s star-embellished belt,or autumn walnuts roasting orthe first snowflake falling orthe look back over my shoulderat the moon,…
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15 June: #thewildness Grey Squirrel
Day 15. Write a poem/flash fiction about a mischievous squirrel that causes chaos in your garden. A Grey Squirrel There’s a grey squirrelin the lavender, in the chives with blossoms gone to seedand faded in the sun, it’s drinking from the saucerset below the dill, and now it’s running through the fernsbetween the spiky spires.…
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14 June: Gorilla’s Dirge #thewildness
Gorilla Seduced by a memoryof a silverback with an itchingand wind slain song. We were seduced,like a lark for love, and we allowedtime to intercede. We allowed silenceto speak on our behalf,but the quiet makes our ears feverish,and we are sick with hearing. Silverback, the last and forever,your song too soon ended,and so to your…
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13 June: Out Like a Lamb #thewildness
Day 13. Write a poem about the changing seasons and how they affect the behaviour of wildlife. In Like a Lion and Out Like a Lamb A snow-haired lamb, bornin a month that blows in like a lion,escapes its thick woollen coat, pulls black boots on to match its noseand runs off, up the hill…
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11 June: Sunday’s Soapbox #thewildness
Day 11. Write an essay on the importance of protecting local wildlife habitats. Sunday’s Soapbox at Speaker’s Corner (284 words, 2 minutes of your time) Let me put it this way – the loss of one species within an ecosystem, whether plant, insect or animal effects them all. Protecting one protects them all. And us.…
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10 June: Field of Daisies #thewildness
Day 10. Describe the texture and scent of wildflowers you encounter on your nature walks. A Field of Daisies White and bright as shiningpassion. It wraps grassy breathin silk, and I’m in heady pastures of spice.A mantle of clove, of air and light,as if every star was born here, to fledgeand fly by night. For…
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9 June: Who’s the Bird #thewildness
Day 9: Create a dialogue between two different species of birds. Who’s the Bird A magpie lands on the branch beside a robin. Hello, says the robin.Buzz off, says the magpie.I was here first, says the robin. You buzz off, and tone it done – my littles are napping. Are you here for my babies?…
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