Snow Flies

Newton Upper Falls with snowflakes flying

snow flies
tingles but doesn’t bite,
winter’s waning

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Bittersweet Blues

Stormstorm with blue house

bittersweet spring,
winter has overstayed
cold silence

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Cyclone Rain

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rain’s dragonish curves
stinging, quartz-like mask
cuts away winter

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Spring Greening

Blue scilla flowers

tiny shoots
break the brown earth,
rabbits are glad

tiny shoots of gladness
tickle my wintery skin

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Seeds in Snow

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icy snowbanks
may delay growth,
but not forever

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Strawberry Moment

Fresh Strawberries in a white colander

dusty road
farmstand strawberries
spring in my step

Notes: This was written in honor of Suzanne’s new haiku prompt site, On the Road. Continue reading →

Riverwalk

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early leaves furled —
brightest riverwalk blooms
dot sculling shells Continue reading →

Wildflower Wildfire

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A wildflower wildfire
has set the California hills
ablaze in royal purple,
poppy-orange and
an exuberant yellow,
visible from space. Continue reading →

Lakeside

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Lakeside, I am honey-drizzled,
in an inky trance, like tea
left too long in the sun. My arm
is a mossy log, lined with turtles. Continue reading →

Tulips in Thyme

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Tulips,
risque-ripe
purplicious
spring’s archetype
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Cirque de Printemps

Purple Crocuses

Crocuses raise cheery salutes,
opening orange invitations to
invite us to Come One, Come All,
to spring’s circus in the meadow. Continue reading →

Goodbye, Winter

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