Category: Birds
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Literacy
Seagull reads the wind Maybe adapts is a better word Ruminates in sun above sand Waits for you to drop a crust of bread Snatches it before it hits ground Beach buzzard roosts mid-air Awaits another accident of intent Because it amuses you You throw another piece in its direction And again, it does not…
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H.O.R.S.E.
Who decided to spell H.O.R.S.E. that this was the way to see who was the best shot in the neighborhood? Today, I watched young kids play H.O.R.S.E. and doubt they ever rode a horse at summer camp or enjoyed Roy Rogers on TV Shoot to disarm and never to kill dreamed of crying High Oh…
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haiku after darkness spins away
grey goose appears white as it rises up in flight on bright morning light 5-11-22
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Spring haiku
tree frogs sing off stage squirrels pole dance in side yard blue jays rage in bush 4-30-22
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When shadows block the sun
If I cast my shadow behind me at the pond, turtles do not jump from bank to water. In our yard, I sit in a faded yellow chair my wife wants me to throw away. I don’t care what the neighbors think; why replace what conforms comfortably to my form? I go inside to pee,…
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Beachboys on the half shell
turtles on the bank baking in the warm spring sun preparing to flee 4-22-22
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rainy day haiku
lone rainy day goosetucks its head under its wingwaiting for relief 4-16-22
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4am porch haiku
rain rattles drain pipe caterwauling hormone rage needs to find a room 4-7-22
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Fecundity
after the storm broken tree leans near path amphibian drone three tone bull frog bass line a pair of mallards, a pair of geese cordon off the pond half grown leaves blossom bright green dogwood crowns edge of woods beneath my feet revelation moss effloresces birds call back and forth I am alive, I am…
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