Two woman, Anita Holzberg and Ann Wainwright met over the internet with Bill Costley,
their common friend, whose wife Carolin had been Ann's good friend. Starting in
June '09, Anita sent a Cupcake poem to Ann's website cakecakecake, after seeing
the photo of cupcakes. The poem was about her grandson's first birthday party. Ann
liked that and it was the start of a wonderful exchange of poems from Anita to Ann and
Ann with color, photos, and lay-out savvy, presented them to the blog. Now, in 2010,
the two women so alike in spirit and interests, have started BetweenFriends, a new blog
site where they can combine ideas about their worlds. Ann lives in Northern UK
(Teesside). Anita lives in Northern California, Sunnyvale, (Silicon Valley where all the
computers are.) We share our lives on this blog and hope you will comment and share
yours too, dear readers and enjoy the "ride".

Wednesday 31 March 2010

part of my garden today

Love Letter to the Earth - ANITA HOLZBERG

There is no beginning and no end to tell you how
much beauty you share, dear Earth

Raw beauty
Such as the rough terrain of the rain forest,
the stark desert of New Mexico, and the snowy peaks
of Mt. Washington.

I have been there every morning rehearing your song
as the sun rises
and the flowers are open-mouthed

We need to revere you, dear Earth
beyond "the Global Warming hullabaloo
paper and trash interfere
with your beautiful face

Still your changing seasons continue
a leaf falls
so gently

"Did anyone take notice?"

We must love you and revere you
and let it be this Love Letter
written for all time by us---
all of us.

Anita Holzberg
San Gabriel Valley Poetry Quarterly
Summer '09
Sunnyvale, CA USA



Tuesday 30 March 2010

Today's walk with Buttons

A Walk With Cocoa - ANITA HOLZBERG

Cocoa walked,
she did not run
stayed with us..

Cocoa,
a Brittany Spaniel
with floppy ears
skinny legs
A coat of soft brown fur
with some spots

It was a glorious Spring day!

We stopped to pick a few lemons,
to admire the crocus and geranium

Cocoa waited
a sweet dog
who brought her own ray
of sunshine.

Anita Holzberg
Sunnyvale, CA USA
(March 29, '10)
(Spring comes early in California)

Monday 29 March 2010

Buttons

Enter In - ANITA HOLZBERG

Enter in
Begin
Entertain
No rain.

Enter in
Fit in
Enter in the door wide
Enter in
No slim pickings
Enter in
Skim mind memories
Enter in+++++
Begin!

Anita Holzberg
Sunnyvale, CA USA
Copyrighted 3/10

Sunday 28 March 2010

Croci at Wisley Garden - ANN


WISLEY GARDEN

In Truth - ANITA HOLZBERG

In truth
we can not foresee the future
we can not squander our time
fine tuning
we can not forget our gardens
they are the life force
they are the beginnings
of things of the earth

I protected my roses today
as they stood solemnly near the fence
I fertilized
I dug deep into the soil
I brought fresh soil in
I said a prayer that they would
bear more than 1 rose

Last summer's one orange rose was the queen among
the unsung dormant rose bushes

the orange rose was a poem
in my garden of peace
with the fountain bubbling near by

Take time to rejuvenate
Commune with the flowers, bees, and trees
Be.