
a day for mothers,
pear blooms scented by lilacs
dapple the sunshine
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a day for mothers,
pear blooms scented by lilacs
dapple the sunshine
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wind in the birches,
a morning of dappled light
along the river
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trembling
cherry petals in sunshine,
my mother’s warmth
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hidden underfoot
in winter’s withered debris,
one perfect bloom
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Despite hurricane,
snowfall, driving rain,
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through barren trees,
light shines
the strongest
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Notes:
To those celebrating holidays — may you be safe and happy together or separate. Continue reading

Snowdrops appear;
Robin Redbreast
draws near. Continue reading

under the dank pond,
below its winter wasteland,
slumber turtles
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Down the valley,
churn and bubble,
runs the river
on the double,
flowing past
town and trouble. Continue reading

starting anew
letting the past flow away,
water over a dam
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the first bare circles,
melted by the warm
hearts of trees
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Every moment we had
together
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