At the river's edge

5/7/2025

Hello blog friends~

Today is #TankaTuesday, and super poet Colleen Chesebro offers the prompt. She invites us to reflect on our zodiac sign, identify our respective color, and use this color in a poem.

In Western astrology, I'm a Virgo, so my color is Spring Green. I kinda like this color and wear it often. How about you? Do you like your astrological color?

photo from Colleen Chesebro

In our area, geese have returned after a long winter. I see them almost daily and love to watch them along the river or the nearby pond. My poem is about these special visitors. I hope you enjoy it.

photo from Canva

Have a great rest of the week and, for fun, let's all explore our special color. 🌞💚🌞

25 Comments

Annette Aben

5/7/2025 16:53:05

I am tempted to use a color other than my color... I love how you worked with your color, so perhaps I won't steal a Virgo thunder. (wink wink)

Gwen M. Plano

5/7/2025 20:12:27

Please steal it if you like it. 😊 Color is fun to work with, play with.

Teagan Riordain Geneviene link

5/7/2025 19:52:02

It's a delightful poem, Gwen! I love colors so my favorite changes constantly... but it's probably green.
I absolutely abhor being labeled Cancer. Instead I call myself (and friends of that unfortunately named sign) a Moon-girl or Moon-kid.
Big hugs.

Gwen M. Plano

5/7/2025 20:11:11

Thanks, Teagan. I totally understand. Maybe check out your sign with Vedic astrology. In Western, I'm a Virgo, but in Vedic, I'm a Gemini. Light green or light orange. 😊

Yvette M Calleiro link

5/8/2025 03:56:10

Beautiful poem, Gwen! Green is one of my two favorite colors.

Yvette M Calleiro :-)
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Gwen M. Plano

5/8/2025 06:04:29

Thank you, Yvette. I especially love teal. 😊

John Howell link

5/8/2025 06:13:47

My birthstone is the emerald, so I also fondly love green. I remember living in California, where the geese would never leave. One had to be very careful. A terrific poem and color, Gwen.

Gwen M. Plano

5/8/2025 08:01:58

Thank you, John. Emerald is such a beautiful, powerful stone. A favorite of mine. 💚

Priscilla Bettis link

5/8/2025 06:28:00

Love the poem, Gwen! The geese have come back to our area, too. "Chatty gaggle" is so accurate.😂

Gwen M. Plano

5/8/2025 08:02:52

Thaks so much, Priscilla. I love the geese. They are so fun to watch. 😄

Jan Sikes

5/8/2025 07:32:26

A fantastic use of Colleen's prompt! Love the little goose family!

Gwen M. Plano

5/8/2025 08:04:10

Thank you, Jan. They are sweet, aren't they... Have a great day! 🌞

Timothy W. Dittmer link

5/8/2025 08:32:34

Wonderful poem, Gwen. I really like the geese too.

Gwen M. Plano

5/8/2025 13:00:21

Thank you, Tim. I also like quail. They are such sweet birds. 😊

Liz Gauffreau link

5/8/2025 09:58:33

I enjoyed your fun geese poem. I'm a Sagitarrious, and the indigo is a good color for me. Anything from Scorpio through Taurus makes me look like my liver is failing.

Gwen M. Plano

5/8/2025 13:01:31

😄 I look scary if I wear red - and for that reason, I don't own anything red.

Jules link

5/9/2025 09:49:35

Green in many shades - Only one green shade I'm not fond of and that's what we call 'Monkey poo green' :D

Gwen M. Plano

5/9/2025 16:11:08

Oh my, 'Monkey poo green' does sound icky. Thanks, Jules, for the chuckles. 😄

Robbie Cheadle

5/9/2025 12:24:39

Hi Gwen, a lovely poem for Virgo spring green.

Gwen M. Plano

5/9/2025 16:11:39

Thank you, Robbie. 🤗

willow link

5/9/2025 15:50:27

This is beautiful 💜💜

Gwen M. Plano

5/9/2025 16:12:02

Thanks so much, Willow. 🌞

Peter Springer link

5/9/2025 23:37:31

They are noisy but fun to watch. I have a soft spot for geese. My dad worked on the recovery team for the Aleutian Canada Goose (since renamed the Aleutian Canada Goose). They are a subspecies of the Canada Goose. They look similar but are smaller. Amazngly they migrate from the Alutian Islands of Alaska to Mexico. Talk about endurance.

Selma Martin

5/11/2025 00:26:32

I can just imagine the chatty gaggle. Lovely Gwen.

violet link

5/12/2025 14:24:42

What a fun verse.

At the river's edge

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