Flint Hills in May
They flash upon that inward eye ... / And then my heart with pleasure fills - William Wordsworth, "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
Viridescent sheet
billows ... Wish I could bottle
this view in a poem
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Yes, the Flint Hills of Kansas really are this beautiful. I had to add a new word --"viridescent" -- to my palette.
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About the Creator
Sonia Heidi Unruh
I love: my husband and children; all who claim me as family or friend; the first bite of chocolate; the last blue before sunset; solving puzzles; stroking cats; finding myself by writing; losing myself in reading; the Creator who is love.
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Seconds ago, the sullen sun set on the two of usโฆ my exuberant furry companion and me. A fresh breeze embraces us, delivering welcome relief from the dayโs oppressive heat. His typical stumbling and staggering along โ apace with a sloth โ has turned into trip-trapping, high-stepping, almost skipping along.
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That was beautiful!! I learned a new word too haha. I also learned about a side of Kansas Iโve never seen!! I was looking at images of the Flint Hills and there was one at sunset that must have been taken in the fallโฆ.and it really could have been taken in the West Virginia hills! What a lovely place!