Florida Haiku and Short Verse

  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 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 natu...

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.

Florida Wildflower Haiku (Senryu), Marsh Rose Gentian, Sabatia dodecandra Florida Wildflower Haiku, Marsh Rose Gentian, Sabatia dodecandra by Kevin Songer …  limestone rock croppings bees butterflies skipper art rose gentian drawn … Tarkiln Bayou State Park, Marsh Rose Gentian, Sabatia dodecandra by Kevin Songer Rose gentian has about a dozen different species found throughout Florida (Sabatia spp.).  Tarkiln Bayou State Park, Marsh Rose Gentian, Sabatia dodecandra by Kevin Songer Rose gentian’s flowers are rich in purple and pink hues. When in full summer bloom, Sabatia can fill a roadside drainage swale with incredible swaths of pink and purple.  Tarkiln Bayou State Park, Marsh Rose Gentian, Sabatia dodecandra by Kevin Songer Some accounts may exist where early settlers dried Sabatia root and then brewed a chicory-like coffee with the plant parts. This may be a historical carry over from traditions in Europe where the same...

Florida haiku - senryu for first fall Saturday morning; Seaside goldenrod and Mangrove buckeye. Florida Nature Poetry, Seaside Goldenrod, Mangrove Buckeye by Kevin Songer ... harvest goldenrod mangrove buckeye both bargain, anticipate first frost ...

Florida Nature Haiku for Friday morning, Shiny blueberry, Vaccinium myrsinites Florida Haiku, Shiny blueberry, Vaccinium myrsinites by Kevin Songer ... I always wondered bout shiny blueberry’s taste, rabbit got there first ... Shiny blueberry is a diminutive member of the blueberry family offering winter seasonal beauty with its namesake bright and shiny red and green leaves. During the growing season shiny blueberry is usually obscured by taller growing plants. Shiny blueberry produces large amounts of fruits sought after by small mammals, birds and other foragers. I see shiny blueberry growing along most trails hiked.

gulf seashore haiku Florida haiku, Gulf seashore by Kevin Songer... ... gulf's cool waters crash drowning out all other sounds but for seagull's cry ...

Florida nature poetry and art; Pond apple, Annona glabra. … alligator grunts gobbling down a couple meh tasting green fruits … Pond apple trees, like pop ash and black gum grow up out of the deep and dark swamp depths, producing apple-like fruits eaten by alligators and other wildlife. I would describe pond apple fruit’s taste as more ‘blah-bland’ than tasty, but some do make jellies and jams from the fruit. Pond apple provides habitat for wildlife, birds, orchids and bromeliads. Fort Myers' Six Mile Cypress boardwalk is a great place to experience pond apple up close.