Category: nature
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Winter
browning grass lack of light naked trees cold limbs on trunk tilting away tilting back, again spinning ice ball burning inside leaves on ground white hair on pillow 2-9-2022
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in defense of naps
on a windless day, you attempted to meditate yourself into stillness as the earth spun at 1,000 mph orbiting a star at 66,600 mph while the star orbited in a galaxy at 536, 865 mph and all of it fleeing a big bang at 1,332,000 mph you decide to take a nap, because you believe…
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The grooming of Daisy
Because they wanted Daisy to grow up straight, They displayed her in the front window And turned her inward If she leaned into the sun When her roots outgrew the pot They transplanted her in a flower bed And there she flourished until a passing stranger Pulled off her petals one by one, playing loves…
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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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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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Sunday haiku
army of rain drops marching west to east in trees rattle grows louder 1-2-22
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haiku for mythic warmer weather
December heat wave Helios flirts with nymphs while… Persephone twerks 12-28-21
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