Forsythias – SALT CITY VERSE

Day 15 National Poetry Month

Spring might arrive earlier in Central New York, but the flowers are showing up in the usual order. This morning I notice leaves on the lilac tree.

Forsythias,
after daffodils–
always that way.

©Janice Scully 2023

Welcome! My name is Janice Scully and I write for young people. I live near Syracuse, N.Y. which used to be known as Salt City. Salt water, once used to make valuable salt, bubbled up from the ground here, in a way, like poems bubble up from deep places. Here you will find posts about my favorite poets and poems.

I love reading, books, and all libraries. I also love fabric, yarn and food. The later, no doubt, comes from living as a child over my family’s busy restaurant.

I am a physician, but in 2010 earned an MFA in Writing for Children from Vermont College. I am grateful for the faculty and friends I met there and now focus on writing and supporting children’s literature.

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