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Missing Migrators
missing migrators
flying flocks disappeared south,
empty nests
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The Deep Quiet
winter sunset,
even birds stop call-call-calling
to look up
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To February
our bluejay jeer-jeers
amid newly-forming buds
before he disappears
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Done and Dusted
cold dust,
tree branches creak and crack,
brilliant sparkles blind
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Last Leaves of Fall
dry leaves flutter
like withered cherry petals,
painful longing
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Light on the Darkest Nights
Moonlight falls
from high in the sky,
silvering
the latticed pine branches,
softly shining
on every trembling needle
like summer’s
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Year’s End Cheer
May your days be full of cheer,
with everyone you hold dear
feeling well and full of fun —
each and every one! Continue reading
A Sweet Sting
remembering
my mother,
arms wide and strong
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Entranced by
the moment when light
through colored glass turns sunshine
into magic
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Autumn Gold
autumn light
befriends silent drifting leaves,
touching them with gold
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Rough Winds Fly
On city streets, rough winds fly
snapping trees, bruising branches
while final fruits are coaxed to roundness
tender with summer’s sweetness,
a promise of thanks and giving both,
a slow subsiding of this year’s troubles.
snapping trees, bruising branches
while final fruits are coaxed to roundness
tender with summer’s sweetness,
a promise of thanks and giving both,
a slow subsiding of this year’s troubles.
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