Ode to a California Poppy
Some say you have four petals,I’ve counted five, even six,a ruffled pinwheel at your middle, unabashed, you gather beneath mailboxes,telephone poles, and parking strips, squeezed into… Read More »Ode to a California Poppy
Lenore's collections include "Tap Dancing on the Silverado Trail" (2011) from Finishing Line Press, “Sh’ma Yis’rael” (2007) from Pudding House Publications, and "Cutting Down the Last Tree on Easter Island" (West End Press, 2012). Her writing has won recognition from Poets&Writers (finalist in California Voices contest) and as a finalist for Pablo Neruda Prize, Nimrod International Journal. The Society for Technical Communication has recognized her work regarding Technical Literacy in the schools. All material is copyrighted on this site and cannot be used without the author's permission.
Some say you have four petals,I’ve counted five, even six,a ruffled pinwheel at your middle, unabashed, you gather beneath mailboxes,telephone poles, and parking strips, squeezed into… Read More »Ode to a California Poppy
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