Together by the Tree

out of the rain and snow, 
laughing away long dark days 
beside the tree 

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Happy New Year!

the cold arrives like
Sangria on ice, 
now where’s the guacamole?

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Notes: Last poem of the year, and it seems like a day to break the rules. So there the haiku rules go, right out the window, woo-hoo! Happy New Year!!

I went to see Six today, and it was great. Loved it.

Snug and Cozy

snug and cozy 
despite the gales of winter, 
family and friends: 
carols, games, laughter and fun, 
serious thoughts left behind  

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Sunset in the Skies

Do you see the moon?

the moon, the mountains 
the misty light at sunset, 
is this why birds fly?

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Goldenrod After Rainfall

Mount Greylock, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

wringing out 
a rain-soaked t-shirt, 
my son smiles 

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Rain over Mount Greylock

unescapable 
dramatic tide of dark clouds,  
the first drop falls 

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Abandoned at the Railyard

still sidecars 
no schedule or passengers, 
just ghost conductors 

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Tear Down This Wall

no matter how grand 
every wall falls to wind, storm 
and time 

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Bridge over the River Fergus

grey stones strung with red, 
the River Fergus ripples 
with silent ghosts 

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Speak to the Queen

my chin up 
I’m focused on the future, 
like a queen 

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Far from the Irish Sea

doubtless Dubliners 
take in stride their standing stones, 
but not I 

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Turning a Corner

July is midway, 
roses climb, lilies dance, but
summer is half gone

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