June 2, 2025 · 4:54 am
Watch
Clouds below the moon, /
sunlight lingers on mountains. /
Watch the evening come.
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May 31, 2025 · 10:40 pm
Dapple
Dappled light and shade /
scatter across the young cat /
soundlessly rippling.
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May 30, 2025 · 12:02 am
Bespeckled
Bespeckled by rain, /
bright asiatic lilies /
shine like yellow suns.
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May 25, 2025 · 6:47 pm
Momentarily
Red among the green, /
the cardinal grips a limb — /
momentarily.
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May 24, 2025 · 12:00 am
Sweet pea
The iris have peaked, /
the day lilies yet to bloom, /
the sweet pea shines.
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May 23, 2025 · 11:28 pm
Thunderhead
Thunderhead in the sky /
I watch you blithely float by. /
Why no rain? Say why.
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May 22, 2025 · 11:17 pm
Listened
We sat and listened. /
When does breeze become wind? /
Leaves and chimes opined.
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May 21, 2025 · 8:55 pm
Desires
Through its own desires, /
the Virginia Spiderwort /
returns and blooms.
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May 19, 2025 · 11:33 pm
Ripe
Reach for your today. /
Blueberry is ripe when ripe. /
Celebrate it now.
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May 18, 2025 · 7:20 pm
Hail Mary
The Hail Mary here /
Is neither pass nor prayer /
But hope for the creek.
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