spring
rising on the breeze
the sounds of night
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April Fools
April Fools?
the floating white stuff
looks like snow
.
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spring coat day – – haiku
spring coat day
flinging the straw
from the garlic bed
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spring – – senryu
first day of spring
the height of my
ice cream cone
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March 2021 – – senryu
her green face mask
matches her sweater . . .
St Patrick’s Day
.
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black ice – – haiku
black ice
the shimmer of my slip
years ago
.
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sunless sky – – haiku
sunless sky
through my window
white-frosted branches
.
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returning cold – – haiku
returning cold
the frantic waving
of cedar boughs
.
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crocus blue – – haiku
crocus blue
where a rabbit went
in the snow
.
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*It’s thought that rabbit urine turns blue when they nibble buckthorn. Whatever the cause, the blue adds a brilliant colour to the snow.
all day snow – – haiku
all day snow . . .
waiting for a lull
to shovel
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