Gratitude for Scents

gratitude for gathering, 
the simplest blessings 
are the most precious 

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Along the River

wind in the birches,
a morning of dappled light
along the river

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Maple Down Ditty

autumn rain 
slapping five with maple leaves, 
pitter-pat splats  

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Wildflower Blue

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yellow dots of bees
broken clouds, sewn with sun
wildflower-blue field Continue reading

Sister Blue

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Brother new, sister blue, I miss you.
Both lost at age four. Pain is evermore. Continue reading

Hope for Heliotrope

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Heliotrope was in a sour mope.
She was the last crayon picked.
She felt as if she’d been kicked. Continue reading

Looking Up

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hope rises like heat
like a balloon let go
like prayers Continue reading

Dinosaur Dawn

Canadian Kestrel

Used by Permission of Cindy Knoke

Baby Oriole

Used by Permission of Cindy Knoke

Hummingbird with pink cheek

Used by Permission of Cindy Knoke

When dinosaurs greeted the dawn,
perhaps they tweeted and twittered,
while they preened and flirted,
just as their modern descendants
greet the dawn with a chorus that
rattles shutters and billows curtains. Continue reading

In the PINK

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When my spirits sink,
I give a saucy wink
and don’t overthink,
because soon enough —
I’ll be in the pink. Continue reading

Heyday’s Past

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The heyday’s passed
and cracks have drained
the party’s life blood,
but one last fountain
plays a Bessie Smith solo: Continue reading

Fairy Carport

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Would a fairy drive a car
shaped like a cedar branch
with green needle fenders?
Maybe a maple leaf flying carpet?
I’d want a Japanese model,
red and sporty, Continue reading

Water Nymph

Bronze statue of young girl

still maiden
sentinel spruces enfold
green glen, act three Continue reading