First Stars

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the first stars
must have lit up the deep dark
like spring

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Spring’s Threshold

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on spring’s threshold,
every plant imagines itself green,
I admire their brown

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Farmers’ Market

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remembering peaches,
my daughter’s ice cream cone
melted too fast

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Spring Breezes

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Cherry trees dream of
nests hidden by blossoms,
the hum of baby bluebirds
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Evergreen

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icy rain falls,
sleet pings and taps
but can’t darken
an evergreen heart

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New Snow

Tree branches tipped with snow

a delicious layer
of elusive snow,
a shiver of excitement

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Winter White

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Winter’s white sleeves
and icy tresses
are absent
this warm winter.
Unexpectedly,
I miss them.

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Fallen Stars

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rhododendrons doze
as late leaves burn
inside fallen stars

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Scattered Seeds

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scattered fall seeds
are counting the days till spring,
like me

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Exotic Dream

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a garden bench
and warm sunshine are now
an exotic dream

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Visual Haiku: Still Life with Fungus

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Missing the Color

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missing the color,
the sunshine in my veins
that warms the days

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