Butchart Gardens vintage postcard, Victoria, B.C., Canada. Photo by John L. Barnard
Once again the postcards Laura Shovan sent me, along with Pantone colors, inspire my writing. This postcard shows the Rose Garden at Butchart Gardens in Victoria, B.C., Canada. The postcard states that the gardens were once an abandoned quarry. A quick Google search found that they are still blooming today, “over 100 years in bloom.”
Butchart Garden Haiku
Red fiesta blaze
arching overhead, a wreath
crowns this sanctuary.–Margaret Simon, all rights reserved
On Laura’s blog, writers are sharing their source poems. Diane Mayr wrote about the haiku in this post.
Reflections on the Teche 