Category: Birds
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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
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Urban renewal
Cleaning what remains of summer You pick up an old board Move it to the curb for the city to haul away a lethargic anole clings to the underside Hoping the morning may warm it enough To gather its senses and find another place Where it can sleep off the tilting away from sun you…
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AARP
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The retired Pied Piper tried to forget What he did to village children Sat on a park bench and thought There was much to learn from a pond: The way it does not flee away to the sea The way reflected clouds and trees don’t pollute water The way a stone will skip before it…
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