Category: Birds
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Carolina Spring tanka
squinting in bright warm sunlight, bright pink azalea, horny green lizard on fence, yellow pollen slime on pond. 3-4-23
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Intercalary days
Today is a day for giving of gifts a time before the fast before the new year solstice. Chickens cackle in their cage, birds call back and forth in trees. I imagine them comparing the freedom of the woods and the safety of a restrained life. I have known both and long for safety, when…
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Intercalary days
Today is a day for giving of gifts a time before the fast before the new year solstice. Chickens cackle in their cage, birds call back and forth in trees. I imagine them comparing the freedom of the woods and the safety of a restrained life. I have known both and long for safety, when…
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haiku from our daughter’s back porch
squirrels twerk on fence chickens cackle good morning voyeur sun in trees 2-21-23
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goose grease haiku
the geese have returned well wishers gorge them on bread poop everywhere 2-17-23
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Late afternoon haiku
bright, warm winter day piercing bird calls rise above low hum of rush hour 2-13-23
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Tippy
When mom fell at home and broke her leg, she was moved to a rehab facility. We knew at 92 she’d never return home and suspect dad knew, too. He insisted we move them into a facility where he lived on one floor and mom on another. Their little dog, Tippy, went to live with…
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A Lover’s quarrel?
They swim in tandem waddle up on shore and into the woods Soon it sounds like Daisy and Donald arguing on The Wonderful World of Disney Daisy swims away to the left Donald swims away to the right both trying to get in the last squawk 2-10-23
My husband's poetry 