Alyssa Haywood

  • The grass growers taller,Greener. I grow deeper,Darker. The sky grows distant,fading from bright. Sunshine, clouds,Closed my eyes. Inhale, exhale, open. Deepening life, Rooted. Wild. Bursting. Blooming. Now.

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    Endangered Now; Given Life
  • Personal Pot Pie

    I rarely follow recipes when cooking dinner – never baking, that’s not a good idea – rather creating something new and tasty each and every time I serve a dinner…

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    Personal Pot Pie
  • Burned Sunshine; Ashen Blooms: A Haiku Collection Green fades to goldenmaroon purple frosted blackpink orange shimmers Rainbow entourageclouded globes amber moltendiamond volcano Strong roots dug deepersturdy branches rising climbsun rain…

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    Burned Sunshine; Ashen Blooms
  • Passion Published

    Poets: In this season of my life, my favorite poet is Robert Frost. His works throw me deep into nostalgia of the best kind, peace and reflection abound. It stands to…

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    Passion Published
  • Sleeping Threes

    Dreams: do you ever have those couple of hours before the alarm goes off, where you’ve woken up and are trying your darndest to fall back asleep? And sometimes, if…

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    Sleeping Threes
  • Tracks and Trials

    Tributaries: I like to think of the mind as a vast world of discovery of the home that is one self. Over time, uncertainties persist, and I find myself returning…

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    Tracks and Trials
  • Jokes and Lives

    Reflection: I come alive under the sunny bright blue sky speckled with fluffy white clouds, and can finally breath deeply. In these spaces I feel like a wildflower – thriving…

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    Jokes and Lives
  • Willows and Wives

    Why do we love THE WILLOW tree? Even though we find ourselves buried in the depths of winter, we recently embarked on a ‘spring cleaning’ adventure. Dreams of Spring in…

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    Willows and Wives
  • Hitting the Trail

    We follow the marked and measured paths through the verdant greenery of the spring forest awakening after the cold white of winter, the shade and sun of the bright summer…

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    Hitting the Trail
  • Flower Power

    What is your favorite flower? Does is produce fruit when pollinated? Maybe have a pungent, distinct scent on the wind? Perhaps the flower offers a medicinal value, or is it…

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    Flower Power