Category: nature
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21st Century disconnect haiku
sit outside in sun look at weather app on phone to see if it’s true 9-22-21
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haiku meditation of a dead branch awaiting rain
tired limb begs the rain to send Kevorkian winds end this dangling death 9-20-21
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After the rain
Clouds flee, sun returns Webs of entanglement glisten The spider waits patiently to eat, again 9-17-21
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haiku before the storm
ecstasy beckons and the sky asks you to dance how can you refuse? 9-15-21 *There is a video I don’t know how to transfer.
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haiku from my porch
water plays in street celebratory birds sing joy exhausted clouds exhale 9-15-21
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early morning, late summer haiku
early in the day light walks bright green through foliage fresh tea tastes of mint 9-14-21
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Before the cock crows 3 times
trash barrel rattles something alive inside tap the barrel nothing climbs out walk to the pond sip coffee dry still the barrel rattles something alive inside listen as it scratches up sides desperate to flee halfway home an inner voice says kindness to all means all life is sacred grab trash tongs from porch walk…
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After rain
Moss greens bright Sporangium dance in light Berries ignite the burning bush Humidity gathers on skin How many angels can sip tea On the head of a pin? Desiring reanimation And its second coming Rain drips from trees Upon the ground 9-6-26
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Quatrains at 55 degrees
Cool, windless dawn Mist hovers over pond unwilling to leave Fish rise, kiss the bottom of sky Puckered ripples replicate to nothingness Cardinals call back and forth Squirrels churl and chase overhead Anoles and frogs are hunkered down Insects await the sun to speak I return to our yard with empty cup Sovereign lord of…
My husband's poetry 