Category: Birds
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turtle haiku 2022
turtle on a logcontemplating the morningpoised to flee away 2-24-22
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Life unseen
spawning bottom feeders dance mud swirls on surface of pond, whoo-ing owl asks questions of the woods, leaf blower drones two blocks away, car doors slam, dogs bark close and far, trucks groan on distant interstate, birds query from bush to bush, fighter jets roar in overcast sky, sirens cry on ferry road, yellow dust…
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Days like these
Days of rain hold me on the porch gather in gutters clean the streets Days of rain slow and steady call moss to green birds to song Days of rain slowly drum pull the shades take a nap Days of rain wet and warm summon frogs serenade the dark 2-4-22
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Thirst trap
crawling in sand towards an oasis mirage they realized they shared the same life goals fell in love and moved in together 1-21-22
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50 degrees
warm winter rain tree frogs sing from our front yard to the back yard to the park and back again unaware a winter storm is coming 1-20-22
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winter fire pit
Darkness sits on a park bench, puts on shoes, walks into the trees Three deer wander out to feed in neighbor’s’ yards Raccoon runs along the fence looking for an open trash can diner You stir the ashes, store chairs, go inside, take off your shoes ‘til morning 1-15-22
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haiku armistice
three mallards return but in two weeks geese appear to disturb the peace 1-15-22
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throat singing
I wish I could read bird scratches poems in the key of longing in mud along the shore among half-digested bugs and worms hunger’s wet droppings while listening to chirps of yearning sung deep in the throat I wish I could scratch cuneiform on muddy scraps of paper begging to be found 1-14-22
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winter birds haiku
winter birds sing lowfrosted fence rail sparkles sunlightholiday gifting 12-24-21
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Oxymoron
This morning, you remember the drum fish you caught on the inter coastal waterway The captain threw it in a ‘live well’ to gut and fillet for dinner ‘Live Well’ is a strange name for a holding cell for the condemned 12-2-21
My husband's poetry 