If I say to my wife,
“Lady Bird,”
she responds,
“Plant a tree, a bush, or a shrub,”
in a deep, accented, drawl.
Texas Spring roadsides respond
with flowers galore: bluebonnets,
Indian blankets and paintbrushes.
Lady Bird Johnson
made this world a better place.
Our Literary Journey 
Hey Bill. Long time no see! How have you been? I hope you will link up your 44-word poem to the dVerse prompt for today 🙂
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Hey, Lisa. I’m good, but busy. Yeah, I did the Mr Linkey thing. My last post before this was April 30, 2025. Been a minute for sure. Been busy gettin’ older and publishing books. 🙂
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Awesome on all counts! 🙂
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p.s. that’s a beauty of a poem (forgot to add that part 😉 )
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You’re allowed a wee break now and then, Bill, but my goodness, I was beginning to wonder where to send flowers! Good to see you, and I hope you are keeping well.
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Hey, Peter. I will try to be here more often. I am currently working on an anthology of poems for an open mic group I read with. I need to warm up my blog skills for April. 🙂
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Enjoy, and good luck with that!
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I agree, Peter. More luck, less work. Don’t these people know I’m retired? 🙂
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Hi Bill, What a great use of the prompt! This made me smile. My mom used to call me Lady Bird.
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Thank you, Kaci. Smiles are good. 🙂
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Yes, she did; and so did (does) your quad. Thanks
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Thank you, Ron.
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Bill! How lovely to see you in my inbox. And with a delightful Quadrille, to boot!
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Thank you, Dale.
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Lovely to see you back. I miss our repartee!
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Me too.
I am working on publishing a poetry anthology by April for one of my open mic groups. Working with 30 other poets is an education in personalties. 🙂
Also, warming up for the April NaPoWriMo challenge, or one of them.
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🙂
How wonderful. Fun stuff.
Ugh 😉 Thanks for the heads up. My inbox shall be filling more than usual….
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I just checked mine. Even more from bloggers than scammers. 🙂
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Mine is 95% from bloggers!
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I love that your title could also be referring to your beautiful wife. Loved this sweet piece, and all those flowers.
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Thank you. Soon people will be posting where the best drives are for viewing the wildflows.
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Lots of emotion and good vibes in this, great poem!
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Thank you.
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Nicely done!
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Thank you.
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I enjoyed the playfulness in the poem. And I guess I don’t know enough about Lady Bird Johnson, but inferred some good stuff from the poem, so thank you.
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Thanks, D. The roadside wildflowers here are like tree leaves in the northeast–wonderfully exciting and gone too soon.
I dicover the The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin is the state botanical garden and arboretum of Texas, while writing this. Only about an hour away. I hope to go there soon.
https://www.wildflower.org/
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YAY to bluebonnets and lady bird– and to poems which honor her. thank you!
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You’re welcome. And, thank you, Lynne.
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Birdie? 😊
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Yes, I was told this when I visited Austin, Texas in 2006. She was well loved there.
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Indeed. https://www.wildflower.org/
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Thank you for that link. Wow!!! She was really something, wasn’t she?
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Beautifully composed and great title 🙌
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Thank you.
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You are very welcome 🌸
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This is a part of US history I didn’t know.
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The Johnson’s were characters, each in their own way. But Texas takes great pride in such things.
https://www.wildflower.org/
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A lovely tribute to your wife and the former First Lady.
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Thank you, Merril.
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You’re welcome, Bill.
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