Category: nature
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winter birds haiku
winter birds sing lowfrosted fence rail sparkles sunlightholiday gifting 12-24-21
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Sea shell
Sound of the ocean Held to your ear Flowing tides in cochlea marshes Primordial rush of memories Back and forth…back and forth On your way up towards dry land 12-3-21
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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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red leaves
red leaves…downfallenseemed more vibrant on the treesthe woods await Spring 12-1-21
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11/24 haiku
dad’s old hat warms head hoarfrost dances paisley patterns dress in layered clothes 11-24-21
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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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Waiting for the punchline
Last night, I slept in and did not get up to watch the longest Beaver Moon I did not stand and wonder if an ancestor got up in the middle of the night six hundred years ago to stare at a Beaver moon I figure six hundred years from now some restless descendants can roust…
My husband's poetry 