<![CDATA[Stories by Molly Marie on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@mollyskeen_66358?source=rss-6e03183dcd80------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*G7Sjz9FFs4vAg8mTy8ALIw.jpeg Stories by Molly Marie on Medium https://medium.com/@mollyskeen_66358?source=rss-6e03183dcd80------2 Medium Fri, 13 Nov 2026 21:55:10 GMT <![CDATA[garden art]]> https://medium.com/its-all-come-to-this/garden-art-85c8006aa255?source=rss-6e03183dcd80------2 https://medium.com/p/85c8006aa255 Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:19:25 GMT 2026-10-04T22:19:25.770Z zombies, vampires, skeletons, and ghouls
Image: wikiart.org, Théodore Géricault “The three skulls,” 1812, public domain

bones and skulls emerge
from gardens in October
joining the undead

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]]> <![CDATA[whispering to the trees]]> https://medium.com/its-all-come-to-this/whispering-to-the-trees-b5bef80754d3?source=rss-6e03183dcd80------2 https://medium.com/p/b5bef80754d3 Sat, 26 Sep 2026 22:54:54 GMT 2026-09-26T22:54:54.793Z the rains of autumn
Image: wikiart.org, Paul Gauguin, “By the Stream, Autumn,” 1885, public domain

when autumn rain falls
speaking softly to the trees
ginkgos turn golden

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]]> <![CDATA[transitioning]]> https://medium.com/its-all-come-to-this/transitioning-87244e2db348?source=rss-6e03183dcd80------2 https://medium.com/p/87244e2db348 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:17:06 GMT 2026-08-16T15:17:06.639Z into elderhood
Image: wikiart.org, Ohara Koson, “Owl on ginkgo branch,” 1915, public domain

ginkgos turn golden
when the days shorten in fall
it’s my time as well

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]]> <![CDATA[the ballad of the snail]]> https://medium.com/its-all-come-to-this/the-ballad-of-the-snail-d2ac33d56600?source=rss-6e03183dcd80------2 https://medium.com/p/d2ac33d56600 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:48:30 GMT 2026-08-14T19:48:30.605Z forces of light and darkness
Image: wikiart.org, Jose Guadalupe Posada, “The Ballad of the Snail,” c. 1900, public domain

the snail makes its way
feelers sensing light and dark
at home with either

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]]> <![CDATA[cloudscape]]> https://medium.com/its-all-come-to-this/cloudscape-575a1d07ccbc?source=rss-6e03183dcd80------2 https://medium.com/p/575a1d07ccbc Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:25:51 GMT 2026-07-06T20:25:51.158Z a lesson in impermanence
Image: wikiart.org, Fyodor Vasilyev, “Cumulus,” 1868, public domain

a cumulus cloud
hangs low above the prairie
tethered to nothing

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]]> <![CDATA[moss and wild strawberry]]> https://medium.com/its-all-come-to-this/moss-and-wild-strawberry-db305274f9b4?source=rss-6e03183dcd80------2 https://medium.com/p/db305274f9b4 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:31:41 GMT 2026-06-17T17:31:41.056Z sketched by John Ruskin
Image: wikiart.org, John Ruskin, “Moss and wild strawberry, ” 1872, public domain

a wild strawberry
nestled in velvety moss
study in contrasts

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]]> <![CDATA[creekside on a rainy day]]> https://medium.com/its-all-come-to-this/creekside-on-a-rainy-day-3ca84b45b3af?source=rss-6e03183dcd80------2 https://medium.com/p/3ca84b45b3af Sat, 23 May 2026 14:07:55 GMT 2026-05-23T14:07:55.651Z naturescape with wild violets
Image: wikiart.org, Paul Gauguin, “Stream in Osny,” 1883, public domain

wild violets spread
between stones beside the stream
rain darkens the moss

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]]> <![CDATA[a winter crop of cabbage]]> https://medium.com/its-all-come-to-this/a-winter-crop-of-cabbage-1c3799e5b539?source=rss-6e03183dcd80------2 https://medium.com/p/1c3799e5b539 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:27:30 GMT 2026-04-14T20:27:30.575Z waiting for a warming trend
Image: wikiart.org, Camille Pissarro, “Snow at the Hermitage, Pontoise,” 1874, public domain

cabbage sprouts under
spring snow at the hermitage
awaiting warming trend

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]]> <![CDATA[the early bird]]> https://medium.com/its-all-come-to-this/the-early-bird-c3a608d7ec05?source=rss-6e03183dcd80------2 https://medium.com/p/c3a608d7ec05 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:07:01 GMT 2026-03-19T15:07:01.764Z and the worm
Image created with Bing Image Creator, 2026

robin and the worm
one of them will not return
to where the day ends

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]]> <![CDATA[listening]]> https://medium.com/its-all-come-to-this/listening-399362f95ac4?source=rss-6e03183dcd80------2 https://medium.com/p/399362f95ac4 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:15:21 GMT 2026-02-17T00:16:11.864Z and waiting for enlightenment
Image: WikiArt.org, Edvard Munch, “Starry Night,” 1922

waiting for a sign
my winter star will guide me
tell me what to do

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