Category: nature
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Good citizens
clothes in the washer wind in the trees rain in the forecast crows pick at roadkill I’m in our side yard thinking of soldiers on every side good citizens following orders from someone who does not fight cannon fodder stripped of identity kill or be killed- statistics of war 2-24-24
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Primary season in the South
South Carolina Spring cable news pundit turtles rise up from pond muck to sit in the sun geese return with loud honking neighbors feed them stale bread telemarketers gather at your feet demand you feed them, too leave greasy goose shit wherever they go 2-15-2024
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an inconsiderate act
I broke a tiny bud from a limb I did not hear it scream I don’t know why I just did I cannot glue it back or heal the wound it bleeds green in the sun 2-14-2024
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Winter morning haiku
mute black birds shiver mist laden breeze on cat feet softly wets my face 2-5-2024
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dusk halos
dusk halos light on the pole on water all day threatened rain static grey clouds rumble – soon the night sky may break thunder and light crack the dark I will go inside and listen to it rain 1-27-24
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haiku detris
among wet brown leaves spiny seed pods lie awake for a chance to grow 1-25-24
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haiku rain
rainy winter’s day sullied pond, full to the brim light rain tumbles down 1-24-24
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Dopplar reading in tercets
storms are in the forecast, crowding my news feed, lurking on the radar do deer know to hunker down, the squirrels to snuggle up, and birds to go to ground we will stay in our house, sitting on the couch, clicker in hand, hoping the internet does not go out 1-12-24
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Light rain
light rain fly-thru breakfast menu white egret stalks the shallows grabs fresh sushi in beak and flies away 1-9-24
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