Category: light
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pre-dawn haikus
frogs trilled mating songs slowly, the trees went silent one still calls at dawn waiting in the dark watching neighbors’ lights come on possum waddles home birds announce spring break tree blossoms await first light school bus squeaks, not me
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a fasting poem
before darkness flees over the horizon and chill removes its coat birds anticipate dawn call out wake, wake prophecy is fulfilled light is coming the sun returns 3-10-21
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deer haiku
at noon, city deerrealize daylight is too brightflee into dark woods 2-27-21
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haiku for a snowy night
foot prints in fresh snow translucent halo porch light two sets came, none left 1-30-21
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Children of the half light
In the half light of morning you make a protein shake and try to wipe powder off your shirt. Speck of light through window blinds moves as you move. You laugh; light cannot be brushed aside; you may only choose to move into or away from illumination. 1-28-21
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sunrise haiku
because light’s glare blinds stand in the shadows and watch motes dance with the wind 12-7-20
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Root naga
Out in the grass up for air and light thick as a rope tethering a ship in port root anchors tree. Tells me it has as much right as grass to be here and will defy my mower if it comes too close Until trees grow legs and walk he will stay only an ax,…
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morning reverie
In the half-light I read While mom argues with herself She says you have daylight Don’t waste electricity Then says I will hurt my eyes Reading in bad light Mom made up her truisms To fit her need to correct Soon it will be full daylight And she will go back inside 11-2-20
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October’s slaying moon
Because night’s chill lingers in morning shadows I step off our porch, sit in light upon an old brick wall Listen as a cadenced beat portends the pillage of red stained leaves piled up upon the ground 10-3-20
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