Elder weed sends up
starry-white flowers,
mini-Queen Anne’s lace.
Its rhizome roots
crowd out hapless
coral bells and astilbe
under our pear tree. Continue reading
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Tag Archives: magic
The Four Winds Blow
a still moment,
after the frenzied four winds
blew the dust away
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The Heart in Spring
trembling magnolias
feeling the cold wind’s touch
each petal shivers
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First Flowers
after snowmelt,
the first flowers have
a special magic
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Mad for March
blue berries round
piny and pungent
Juniper berries found Continue reading
Beware the Ides of March
Be you a young Russian soldier
doing as you’re told or
a young Ukrainian,
castaway
from home, Continue reading
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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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
like tree branches
warm with morning sun, Continue reading
Friendly Fairy Tales 