Rubber duckies
spin under
ocean skies
toss in
silver spray
luxuriate through
lazy days
on a beach
as flotsam.
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destination: poem
night sounds: haiku
a sound
brushes the house
winter rain
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beyond the walls
a faint clatter —
freezing rain
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*context: January 7 when temperatures (and wind chill) were near or below the freezing point–Ontario, Canada
January: a haibun
This January I find myself surrendering to winter, adapting to the calls of sleep, oven casseroles, and layers of cotton, wool and polyester—layers worn and taken off with changes in damp and chill. Dreams, no resolutions, but hazy sightings of possibility accompany me under layers of comforters. They nestle within as a cat circles my lap, quelling my daily resistance.
the sun shines
and I shudder
it’s too early for spring
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out my window: haiku
feeder decorum –
squirrel jumps off
for the chickadee
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sentinel: haiku
frozen sky
an urgent crow’s call
punctuates the day
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crow: haiku
perched above the snow
lamppost crow caw-caws
eyes lift to the sky
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