Riddle-Ku of the Day
I wave like a flagthat calls in a green-breeze voice:
?Summer is coming!?
? –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ?HINT 1:
HINT 2:
TITLE (AND ANSWER):
LEAF
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14 Responses
Lovely!
Thanks, Catherine!
Lovely!
Thanks, Catherine!
I wonder if that’s why iris are called ‘flags’? Nice, Laura.
Oh, I didn’t know that. I like it when these connections pop up!
I wonder if that’s why iris are called ‘flags’? Nice, Laura.
Oh, I didn’t know that. I like it when these connections pop up!
It is certainly a healthy leaf, capable of shouting “summer is coming.” I love “green breeze voice.”
Thanks, Martha:>) I wish I had been able to take a picture of a leaf bud outside…something a little LESS fully formed.
It is certainly a healthy leaf, capable of shouting “summer is coming.” I love “green breeze voice.”
Thanks, Martha:>) I wish I had been able to take a picture of a leaf bud outside…something a little LESS fully formed.
Papery stalks sway
In pleasure as raindrops give
Out free refreshments.
© Charles Waters 2014 all rights reserved.
Papery stalks sway
In pleasure as raindrops give
Out free refreshments.
© Charles Waters 2014 all rights reserved.