Florida Haiku and Short Verse

Monday Nature Verse - La Mar & Cup of Tea Florida Nature Haiku-Senryu by Kevin Songer ... rumbling storm vibrates oceanfront window panes and my cup of tea … 

  Florida nature poetry for Wednesday, Monarch Butterfly’s migratory flight across the gulf. Monarch butterfly feeds in preparation for it's winter migratory flight across the ... one last nectar sip as kaleidoscope gathers over the shoreline nature's refinement eight hundred miles cross the gulf waves swallow many the strongest survive maybe luckiest rest in oyamel fir trees … #monarch #butterfly #arttherapy #pensacolaart #pensacola #biglagoonstatepark #floridastateparks #naturepoetry #haiku #poetry #floridanature #nature

Tuesday nature poetry,  Fragrant water lily, Nymphaea odorata Florida Nature Haiku & Art, Fragrant Water Lily by Kevin Songer … sweeter scent none else shallow blue fishing spot blooms bugs and bass … lazy kayaking lily pads circle round and round floating two eyed log …

Florida nature poetry for Monday, Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Florida Nature Poetry & Art, Purple Coneflower by Kevin Songer ... too many’s a crowd genetic diversity is survival’s key purple coneflower displays its finest array intently seeking long distant bee for random cross pollination ... Florida field of Echinacea purpurea, Purple Coneflower by Kevin Songer Purple coneflower depends on long distance bees to spread pollen across hectares, enhancing genetic biodiversity.  In turn, bees profit from Echinacea's nectar sustenance. 

Florida Native Plant & Wildflower Poetry, Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis Florida Nature Haiku Poetry, Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis ... slough bush quiet rustle   loud cicadas hush as wood duck leaves her nest, gliding across still pond, below bees busy with sweet buttonbush blooms ... #floridanativeplants #florida #pensacola #pensacolaart #arttherapy #haiku #buttonbush #wildflowers #poetry #natureart #cephalanthus #wetlands #waterbirds  #swamplife #pollinators #bees 

Florida Nature Fun Poetry - Haiku for Thursday, Feathers, Wind and a Seagull Florida Haiku, Feather, Wind and Seagull by Kevin Songer ... stout wind today pull feather from the sand and out pops a seagull ...

Florida Wildflower Haiku & Art, Lyre Leaf Sage, Salvia lyrata Florida Wildflower Haiku & Art, Lyre Leaf Sage, Salvia lyrata by Kevin Songer ... native purple blooms hummingbirds steal a sip and chase off butterflies … Lyre-leaf sage is a Florida native and drought tolerant wildflower I see growing across lawns, along roadsides, in fields, meadows and under the forest canopy. Lyre-leaf sage leaves are lyre-like in shape with deep purple and green colorings. Their light blue flowers provide nectar for hummers and butterflies. The over-lapping leaves of adjacent lyre leaf sage plants keep other weeds down and provide a neat, well-cropped perennial native ground cover appearance. Lyre leaf sage has been one of my favorite and most reliable green roof plants. Lyre leaf sage has also been used traditionally as a cancer cure. This healing practice was based on a theory that because the plant quickly spread, creating densely populated patches, it must be a natural

Florida Wildflower Haiku- short verse for Tuesday, Seaside Oxeye Daisy, Borrichia frutescens Florida Haiku & Nature Art, Seaside Ox-eye, Borrichia frutescens … sometimes cant tell if sun bleached oxeye masses or winged southern whites … Seaside oxeye daisy is relatively salt tolerant and often grows along brackish channels near the coast. Seaside oxeye daisy faithfully produces scores of yellow aster type flowers that attract many butterflies but especially kaleidoscopes of winged southern whites. I usually find seaside oxeye daisy grown side by side with black mangroves. Wildlife will utilize this plant’s leaves and flower heads for forage when food becomes scarce.