Signs
VBS signs bloom, /
weeding out the heathens. /
Oh, Summer, I’m one.
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“Signs”
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“Momentarily”
Momentarily
Red among the green, /
the cardinal grips a limb — /
momentarily.
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Photo finish Friday: “Sweet pea”
Sweet pea
The iris have peaked, /
the day lilies yet to bloom, /
the sweet pea shines.
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Delicacy–a sad, sad false delicacy
“Delicacy–a sad, sad false delicacy–robs literature of the two best things among its belongings: Family-circle narratives & obscene stories.” – Letter to W. D. Howells, 9/19/1877
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Haiku to you Thursday: “Listened”
Listened
We sat and listened. /
When does breeze become wind? /
Leaves and chimes opined.
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“Desire”
Desires
Through its own desires, /
the Virginia Spiderwort /
returns and blooms.
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“Ripe”
Ripe
Reach for your today. /
Blueberry is ripe when ripe. /
Celebrate it now.
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“Battlefield”
A British sentry cuts a lonely picture as he stands at his post at sunrise in France, March 1915.
Battlefield
Battlefield sentry, /
fearing with the sunrise that /
fog and hope will lift.
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“Harsh”
Harsh
Harsh, the sky, burns gray /
a smoldering blanket over /
over soil and sail.
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