Amy Wright Vollmar
@ozarkpoet.bsky.social
Ozarks nature poet! Waterfalls, kayaks, caves, fossils, shining shells that raccoons leave by the river. I like walking my cat on a leash (!) and scribbling in mudproof notebooks. Author of Follow: Poems and author in Wild Muse: Ozarks Nature Poetry
Coco sends Hamlet a nose-touch.
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Coco sends Hamlet a nose-touch.
Penny’s in her pumpkin spice era. Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Penny’s in her pumpkin spice era. Happy Halloween!
Where a trail leads off
into the bright oak ravine
we may find the deer
into the bright oak ravine
we may find the deer
October 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Where a trail leads off
into the bright oak ravine
we may find the deer
into the bright oak ravine
we may find the deer
Penny, though she has floppy ears, has decorative plumes to boost her hilarity.
October 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Penny, though she has floppy ears, has decorative plumes to boost her hilarity.
Two pirates had found this picnic table in Hannibal, Missouri before I got there today. I so wish they had hung around a little longer to share a cookie with me. I want to be Amy, Avenger of the Mississippi!
October 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Two pirates had found this picnic table in Hannibal, Missouri before I got there today. I so wish they had hung around a little longer to share a cookie with me. I want to be Amy, Avenger of the Mississippi!
The old bluff's seeps and springs are dry right now, but beauty isn't observing the drought. Stone County, Missouri
October 13, 2025 at 2:06 AM
The old bluff's seeps and springs are dry right now, but beauty isn't observing the drought. Stone County, Missouri
You're right!--Letitia James quickly turned into "kitten hit by car." Which I was supposed to donate money to save...Coco says that's sus.
October 10, 2025 at 4:21 AM
You're right!--Letitia James quickly turned into "kitten hit by car." Which I was supposed to donate money to save...Coco says that's sus.
Up Piney Creek, Missouri Ozarks. The air smells like limestone (a wet metallic scent) and pollen. When you plunge into the lake today, it's cold--then you reach a sunwarmed layer as you bubble up toward the air.
October 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Up Piney Creek, Missouri Ozarks. The air smells like limestone (a wet metallic scent) and pollen. When you plunge into the lake today, it's cold--then you reach a sunwarmed layer as you bubble up toward the air.
In prairie news: a Great Spangled Fritillary is making Missouri great again
September 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
In prairie news: a Great Spangled Fritillary is making Missouri great again
A lesson I learned from Pooh Bear: if you set out on a walk looking for poetry, you will surely find it.
September 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
A lesson I learned from Pooh Bear: if you set out on a walk looking for poetry, you will surely find it.
I spent some time in the woods today with this fellow. He is a good listener. He did not have any remarks about poetry to share, but I feel that he knows some things about it.
September 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I spent some time in the woods today with this fellow. He is a good listener. He did not have any remarks about poetry to share, but I feel that he knows some things about it.
#favouriteplant When the Rue Anemone opens its sepals along the old bluffs in the Ozarks of Missouri, it knows it is ready for #WildflowerHour.
September 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
#favouriteplant When the Rue Anemone opens its sepals along the old bluffs in the Ozarks of Missouri, it knows it is ready for #WildflowerHour.
I don’t have a manicured backyard and so I can have this Walnut Caterpillar Moth-to-Be, which is a better thing to have than a leaf-blower. Poet choices.
September 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I don’t have a manicured backyard and so I can have this Walnut Caterpillar Moth-to-Be, which is a better thing to have than a leaf-blower. Poet choices.
I believe my dog has sneaked into this picture!
August 28, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I believe my dog has sneaked into this picture!
I spent the day with flowers! Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, Virginia
August 2, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I spent the day with flowers! Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, Virginia
Penny is kinda woke when it comes to cats.
July 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Penny is kinda woke when it comes to cats.
Coco says, "Cats rule--Penny drools."
July 16, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Coco says, "Cats rule--Penny drools."
History of the Expedition Under the Command of Coco
July 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
History of the Expedition Under the Command of Coco
Roaring River State Park in Missouri—time stands still here.
June 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Roaring River State Park in Missouri—time stands still here.
I do love birds! So here is good boy Coco, who was "dumped" as a kitten and is only too happy to be on his leash, close to me, when he's outside. He even steps into the harness. The outdoors is full of dangers for cats, too, especially in the Ozarks of Missouri where we have many coyotes.
June 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I do love birds! So here is good boy Coco, who was "dumped" as a kitten and is only too happy to be on his leash, close to me, when he's outside. He even steps into the harness. The outdoors is full of dangers for cats, too, especially in the Ozarks of Missouri where we have many coyotes.
Good boy Coco only goes outside on his leash! He likes me to be close by him. When he was a kitten, he was "dumped" and he knows all too well the dangers of outdoor-time.
June 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Good boy Coco only goes outside on his leash! He likes me to be close by him. When he was a kitten, he was "dumped" and he knows all too well the dangers of outdoor-time.
Along the old bluff, some things are passing through and some are here to stay. Stone County, Missouri.
May 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Along the old bluff, some things are passing through and some are here to stay. Stone County, Missouri.
The little Zinnias making their own poetry, without saying a word!
May 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The little Zinnias making their own poetry, without saying a word!