Archives: Poems
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July 2023
It’s so hot the Jehovah’s witnesses have given up after 30 years our house looks like an unweeded garden
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June Haiku 2
Sunday woods Northern Cardinal overwhelms the tennis volleys
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June Haiku 1
Saturday woods bird travelers from Brazil
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April 2023
early April blossoms brown green tedium old dog sleeps through 40 waves of thunder Another sour Saturday draped in rain
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March 2023 Haiku
first of March cacophony one complaining rooster two scolding crows — — — a few first dogwood blooms stake out their blossoming turf — — — the saucer magnolia like our elderly dog has rallied
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From “Thinking in Haiku”
the trees are dimming as they should in December dogwood still gleams – – – – – I forgive the rains whatever made the trees gold has brought me some peace
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Start of the School Year 2021
tomorrow sidewalks full of backpacks blue paper masks – – – – – school starts early geese watch head south – – – – – school’s open defrost chicken soup
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May 2021 Poems
Beltane our front yard forest returns —– Mozart on the church lawn hawk on the steeple —– Poppies like tissue paper celebration
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Coming of October
Coming of October summered houseplants hibernated bird feeder refilled Begonias gone sparse and leggy leaves autumned last bare morning legs until next April monkey grass flowers hold on and trumpet vine blossoms leaves do not fall gracefully they shoot down.