by jill | Mar 20, 2024 | Blog
Johnnie Jumped Up! Rainy morning miracle, overnight tiny volunteer popped up, crannied between red bricks. Pretty pixie-sized pansy in her ruffled yellow, purple dress. How it’s possible is anybody’s guess. Viola reminds me beauty can flourish even in hard times. She...
by jill | Jan 17, 2024 | Blog
A Precarious NightWhistling a warningwinter windwhooshes down Cuyamaca Peak,fast as a high-speedtrain. Squirrels andrabbits huddle inholes. Tree swingrock and rolls.Manzanita twigsshake their Mexicanmaracas. Giant oaksdance the rumba. When satin sun comesup I don’t...
by jill | Dec 20, 2023 | Blog
Happy Holidays! Thank you to all who’ve continued to cheer me on with my writing career. To show my appreciation I’m offering bookmarks and signed bookplates to you or the readers in your lives. Email me directly at jill@jillghall.com with snail mail...
by jill | Sep 21, 2023 | Blog
Fall Gift from AboveAfter the storm at summer’s end squirrel peeks head through grassy mound. Boulders shine. Honeysuckle vines hug rickety- fence. Butterflies flit in tandem among sweet smelling sage. Quenched earth with gratitude receives each precious...
by jill | Jun 28, 2023 | Blog
On a recent Massachusetts road trip, I stopped at the Berkshire home of Edith Wharton, one of my favorite authors. It’s a lovely mansion that she designed herself. In an upstairs parlor I asked the guide if Edith wrote on the large wooden desk. The guide replied, “No...
by jill | May 4, 2023 | Blog
blooms white in black velvet night, giant dandelion aglow. Transformation time of rebirthed buds, awaken celebrations of nature’s beauty. Let’s manifest some dreams! published in Avocet, journal of nature poetry Spring 2023
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