Category: animals
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Calico mosquito
Cat sits in sun by empty fire pit wearing a grey and white patched coat watching squirrels watch her watch them watching her stare as if in aligned mirrors. The squirrels know she knows she cannot reach them, but she tries again and again and again, because maybe just maybe she might get lucky. April…
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haiku for a fish
you don’t need to jump ripples on the pond tell me there is life below 6-1-22
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relic of a grandeur haiku
fence rail dinosaur bright green, good luck guardian keeps the bugs at bay 6-4-22
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sunrise haiku
trees drip last night’s rain geese parade in single file frogs croak welcome home 6-18-22
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tercet sun
Chilly dawn at water’s edge Anole hides in bush Waiting on the sun Suction toes hold it Hanging on the underside of a leaf You gather dead limbs Add them to your burn pile For cooler nights to come You study a preliminary translation For ‘Ode of the Dove’ Sip cold tea Wish you were…
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Dark symphony
porch sitting summer solestice eve bare feet tap midnight call and response cicadas sing high descant tree frogs could not reach 6-21-22
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humility tanka
feral cat strolls by stares as if I don’t exist disappears again no thank you for your service because rent is paid in full
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surface tension
Insects light gently on the pond A thousand tiny circles intertwine A fish rises up to feed And overwhelms concentric lines Turtle periscopes water A valley wake where circles disappear You sit on dry land Wishing you could fly 6-27-22
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haiku in time of rising food prices
during inflation hungry mice eat any cheese and don’t demand Brie 7-2-22
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