Category: nature
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Entomology 2020
While I sat alone on a bench in the park a red mite walked across a page of Billy Collins poetry I fail to see any humor in this violation of my safe distancing – I don’t care about his politics or need to be seen Twenty-five years still remain on this flesh-suit warranty and…
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walk in the woods on a sunny morning
what is this science this magic that breaks rocks for food pulls water into thin air gathers light from sky hides a beetle from a bird that leaps from a branch soars towards the sun 4-15-20
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Death match
Last night, we laid awake listened as a storm challenged trees in our yard to a death match trees replied, bring it on They fought to a draw Trees laughed at a minor pruning said they needed a hair cut the storm raced off to the north growling with a accent I’ll be back 4-13-20
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haiku in our daughter’s yard
rosette in the woods pre-paper origami wind asks forgiveness 4-13-20
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4-12 haiku
before sunrise came you lay in the dark waiting for avian hymns 4-12-20 (it is supposed to rain by noon and I want to get my 3 mile walk in, so here is a haiku for you; I may edit and expand this into a tanka or I may write a longer poem or maybe…
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Under the meditation tree
the wind does not roar in trees ___ rather leaves and limbs cry out to one another ___ hang on tight this too shall pass 4-9-20
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star gazing
As a child I stared up at stars with a book of constellations connected all the dots thought the problem was me Last night I stared up at stars still couldn’t find Orion or his bow and realized ancient newscasters drank too much wine after dark This morning I stared up at stars only saw…
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rain haiku
rain rattled the treesyou heard before you felt rainit was good to rest 4-1-20
