Saturday morning,
the birds create a stir but
the wind holds its breath
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Hear your own singing
Tag Archives: spring
Hope is Green
bluejays shake their wings
cottonfloss snowflakes tumble
snowdrops dip low
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January Snow
Snow on holly branches,
icy cold freezing my nose —
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Robins Return
I take comfort,
no matter white streaks
in my hair, endless
cold nights, and
long work days —
the seasons turn– Continue reading
One Wish
Elder weed sends up
starry-white flowers,
mini-Queen Anne’s lace.
Its rhizome roots
crowd out hapless
coral bells and astilbe
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The Four Winds Blow
a still moment,
after the frenzied four winds
blew the dust away
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Together
petalled, leafed and bare,
together through the long years
branches twined
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The Heart in Spring
trembling magnolias
feeling the cold wind’s touch
each petal shivers
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Under a Tree
orchestra of color
before the first flower blooms —
a rainbow of chairs
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First Flowers
after snowmelt,
the first flowers have
a special magic
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Last Leaves of Fall
dry leaves flutter
like withered cherry petals,
painful longing
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Spring-like July
how I miss spring’s
dazzle and swirling petals
of lilacs and pears;
this wet July brings to mind
those cool, delicious days
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