Moon River

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shades of silver
moonlight on an icy river
frozen in time

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Siren Summer

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Summer’s Siren Song

makes me long for warmth
dream of hot sunshine
on my bare arms and remember
the relief of leaf-cast shade
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Summer Leaves

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summer leaves fall
but petals always bloom,
in memory

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Goodbye, Green

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Goodbye water lilies, maples leaves, loosestrife and reed,
Goodbye lotus lilies, cattails, cress and pickerelweed.  Continue reading

Tulips in Thyme

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Tulips,
risque-ripe
purplicious
spring’s archetype
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Goodbye, Winter

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Goodbye, Winter.
Ciao, deep snow.
Time to dig out
my pink maillot. Continue reading

Snow Fish

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Snow fish,
flow fish,
flying toward spring.  Continue reading

Snowdrop’s Spell

Snowdrops blooming on February 25, 2017

Softest bell,
highest tone,
listen well,
Winter Crone, Continue reading

Lavender Longing

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lavender longing
thin blue shadows on white snow
remembering bees

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Ferns Found

Ferns of all shades of green and brown

a palette of earthtones
paints hillsides
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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,
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Roses for Noses

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My nose misses roses
through long winter days,
but Trader Joe’s knows.
There, summers scents
come in cellophane.
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