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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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.
(c) Charles Waters 2014 all rights reserved.
Papery stalks sway
In pleasure as raindrops give
Out free refreshments.
(c) Charles Waters 2014 all rights reserved.