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Music Amongst the Trees

May 15, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner

wordless wednesday
Swiss Avenue, Dallas, Texas
Mother’s Day 2013
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“There is always music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it.” – Minnie Aumonier

Sunshine on My Shoulders, John Denver

J is for Joy!

April 11, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner


O
to
see
that
first
spring
blossom
Relief of
a cold snap
after a long
Texas August
Wheat harvest
Smell of cotton
Poppa Rolla Pizza
Pink sunrise and
steaming coffee
Girlfriend time
Vintage things
Amazing Grace
Dog greeting
Home cooked
meals Wine
Creating
Writing
Family
Trees
Lake
You
Us
♥
talya

 


“Scatter joy!” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Musical Pairing:


Joy To The World, Three Dog Night

Note: This poem is a snowball losange – each line of text is one character longer than the prior then shrinks one character shorter to the end.

 

Wordless Wednesday – I is for Iris

April 10, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner

“And the secret garden bloomed and bloomed and every morning revealed new miracles.” 

― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

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Musical Pairing:

What a Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong

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Hi! I'm Talya Tate Boerner. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

THE ACCIDENTAL SALVATION OF GRACIE LEE (2016)

GENE, EVERYWHERE: a life-changing visit from my father-in-law (2020)

BERNICE RUNS AWAY (2022)

THE THIRD ACT OF THEO GRUENE (coming 2025)

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  • Sunday Letter: 11.23.25
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  • Sunday Letter: November 9, 2025
  • Sunday Letter: Oct 26, 2025
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