Author: kimhaynesjohnson

 

Everything Around You Blitz

Everything around you is 

everything state park pure 

pure bliss 

pure nature 

nature lovers 

nature walk 

walk on clouds 

walk on air 

air conditioner 

air quality 

quality of life 

quality time 

time to think 

time to breathe 

breathe out 

breathe in 

in sync

in step 

step up 

step out 

out of sight 

out of mind 

mind bending 

mind blowing 

blowing bubbles 

blowing winds 

winds of time 

winds of change 

change of seasons 

change of heart 

heart rate 

heart beat 

beat the heat 

beat the clock 

clock hours 

clock days 

days of yore 

days of old 

old timer 

old oak 

oak moss 

oak tree 

tree limbs 

tree leaves 

leaves fall 

leaves flutter

flutter weighlessly

flutter carelessly

weightlessly…

carelessly….

 

A Georgia State Park Golden Shovel Poem

drop everything

turn yourself around 

nature beckons you 

to go where the air is

fresh, sweet, pure….

everything around you is magic 

breathe in 

and feel the sensation of a 

sunny day in Georgia

in a sweeping-the-clouds-away state 

of mind in a teeming-green-with-life park

 

Mother Nature’s Fashion Show: a Georgia State Park Sonnet in Iambic Pentameter 

a Georgia State Park is the place to go 

when everything around you falls apart 

as Mother Nature throws a fashion show 

just pack your things and head out to a park 

when everything around you causes stress 

breathe deeply and choose self-care: go unwind 

Miss Scenic View is zipping up her dress 

she beckons you to leave the world behind 

park runways boast resplendent beauty queens 

who dance and sway to summer’s

breezy tunes 

tall oaks and pines in gowns of forest green 

will readjust your pulse to normal soon 

when everything around you is fresh air 

breathe deeply – feel the healing magic there!

 

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#GeorgiaStateParks

Hashtag Couplets

#EverythingAroundYouIs

#StateParkAdventureBiz

#Wildflowers

#WaterfallShowers

#BarefootStrolls

#GrassyKnolls

#PitchingTents

#MakingSense

#SleepingBags

#PoochTailWags

#PlaygroundSlides

#CatchingFireflies

#DiscGolfing

#GoofingOffing

#CampChairs

#Don’tFeedtheBears!

#ShortsAndTanks

#RiverBanks

#Flip-flops

#MountainTops

#CampfireTalks

#NatureWalks

#aTisket,aTasket

#aPicnicBasket

#Watermelon

#SliceOfHeaven

#ScenicViews

#HammockSnooze

#LakeKayaks

#CampingHacks

#InnerTubeFloats

#Paddleboats

#FlippedCanoe

#MeAndYou

#HotdogRoasts

#MarshmallowToasts

#EatingS’mores

#OceanShores

#HikingTrails

#GhostlyTales

#Stargazing

#Trailblazing

#TricklingStreams

#MoonBeams

#Soul-searching 

#LifeNurturing

#StressRecovery

#SelfDiscovery

#BringBackpacks

#ComeRelax!

 

Everything Around You Duplex

in a Georgia State Park, you can breathe –

everything around you is pure and natural 

organic beauty seeps from everything around you 

in picturesque form, unclouded with worry 

wild simplicity in picturesque form beckons 

you to take a pulse check: slow down. breathe. 

take a pulse check and breathe clean air 

unclogging oxygen to free the mind 

unclogging troubles, releasing drama, lifting spirits 

like fireflies writing crystallizing truths 

on a canvas of trees- truths that set you free 

to savor moments, re-oriented with a fresh mindset 

a fresh mindset that re-orients the soul

in a Georgia State Park, where you can breathe

Invitation to write:

https://www.nrpa.org/events/july/park-and-recreation-month-our-community-poem/

 

Seize the Day Nonet 

How does someone truly “seize the day?” 

Find the answer in a state park: 

everything around you is 

teeming with pure, wholesome 

breath of life – nature’s 

pulse check, syncing 

life’s rhythm 

inside 

you

 

Everything Around You 

Georgia State Parks: where

everything around you is 

living at its best

 Today’s poem is written in response to Kwame Alexander’s invitation to submit a poem about parks and recreation 

https://www.nrpa.org/events/july/park-and-recreation-month-our-community-poem/

Georgia State Parks Acrostic 

geocaching, kayaking, hiking, camping –

everything around you is 

outdoor-beauty-breathtaking,

resplendent fresh-soul peace  

grounded in the magnificence of the 

inner sanctum you know is 

always there – but too rarely plugged in

step in to the park and light up 

the soul! take it all in! breathe! 

a mama duck prodding her ducklings… 

trees rocking hammockers….

everything around you is  

prime life – swimming, fishing, biking –

a full connection with a live screen – 

real life (none of this virtual stuff) – you’ll 

know you’re part of something bigger 

                   when you 

step into the park

 

To Morganton! 

Morganton, Georgia

4-wheel drive with traction to

get up the mountain 

Three-story house on

Ruby Gulch, wood-planked ceilings

but best: sparse decor! 

Do we take the boys?

They have boarding arrangements 

We can change our minds…..

 

Where to?

Vacation needed

Out of the ordinary 

Somewhere relaxing