through barren trees,
light shines
the strongest
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Notes:
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April’s Magic
Tag Archives: spring
Snowdrop Spring
Snowdrops appear;
Robin Redbreast
draws near. Continue reading
Winter Wasteland
under the dank pond,
below its winter wasteland,
slumber turtles
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Let Go
when the weight carried
presses me into the ground
I have to let go Continue reading
June Came Late
June came late,
after May rains slanted,
and gardens were planted. Continue reading
Sunshine is Calling
time to bloom
when the sunshine calls,
let loose
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Awake
rain-soaked soil squelches,
toad high-hops, hip-hoppity,
among green shoots
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Springiest of Springs
a few bobs of a daffodil’s head —
my spirits rise with
a spring in each step
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You Can’t Cancel Spring
Daffodils break through old leaves
beside the greening grass,
and warming sunshine draws
tiny caterpillars from their eggs. Continue reading
Yearning
predawn, birdsong
I yearn to have the whole day
but other needs call
few precious moments stolen
to focus on my own words
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Middle Aged
half of the petals
are open, but the rest,
have yet to bloom
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Lilac Thoughts
so many thoughts
plentiful as lilac petals,
trumpeting ideas
sweet-smelling, unfinished,
blurry and chaotic
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