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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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“Hail Mary”

Hail Mary

The Hail Mary here /

Is neither pass nor prayer /

But hope for the creek.

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“Harsh”

Harsh

Harsh, the sky, burns gray /

a smoldering blanket over /

over soil and sail.

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Devil’s love

Devil’s love

Love-in-a-Mist is /

also Devil-in-a-bush. /

Such is motherhood.

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“Ripening”

Ripening

Each green blueberry /

a process of ripening /

timelessness into taste.

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Haiku to you Thursday: “Coneflower”

Coneflower

Purple coneflower, /

first one in my garden, /

herald or madman.

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“Homegrown”

Homegrown

Homegrown blue- and rasp- /

berries held in a ball cap: /

stains soak in the crown.

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“One tries”

One tries

One lies and one stands, /

cat in darkness, dog in light. /

Wonder and return.

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