Green

Green

The color and the feel of green.

I live in the Evergreen State, so it is a good thing I like green.

Most people tell me I look good in purple and reds, but not so much green. I guess they never saw me rolling in the grass or noticed almost every room in my house is painted a lite shade of green. Very dark greens make me feel dark, and I want to run out of a dark green room. (I agree!)

Green is rich with life, from tiny seedlings to the mighty oak.

Little green spittlebugs with big black eyes. Have you ever seen anything so cute?

I think green means creating life.

Green, the beautiful surroundings of a cemetery. Whether it be a perfectly manicured one or one that has been neglected with weeds and dandelions, my favorite. (On all my travels, I visit cemeteries.)

I bought a beautiful hand-woven green woolen shawl on my trip to Scotland. I wrap myself in it on chilly sunny spring mornings, sit on my deck, drink tea, and watch the grass grow.

I love how you let yourself wander around the topic and explore it. I love the way you’re wording your sentences and the surprise pieces in it like the spittlebug and cemeteries. Of course, I know you so well now that these aren’t surprises so much as “classic Mary.” 😊

Mary Boley is a Westport, Washington inhabitant and did this lovely springtime piece about green for Ariele’s Creative Writing Lab, session #1. “I love how you let yourself wander around the topic and explore it. I love the way you’re wording your sentences and the surprise pieces in it like the spittlebug and cemeteries.” Ariele M. Huff

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