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winter!
icicles glisten in the sun
the taste
of frozen air
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Monthly Archives: January 2022
cold winter days
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cold winter days
melting icicles refrozen
by sharp icy winds
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cold winter days
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cold winter days
against magic grey skies
dancing dragonflies
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foggy days
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foggy days
color palette skies —
everything dissolved into grey
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frosty winter days
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frosty winter days
emerald green lawns
turned icy white
–
(revised from post 120121,
waiting for the first frjost)
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late evening moon
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late evening moon
blends the day’s shadows . . .
sipping
hot oolong tea
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so lost without you
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so lost without you . . .
winter winds
whisper your name
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confetti and streamers
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confetti and streamers
cake and ice cream —
everyone sings
“Happy Birthday to you!”
(for mom’s 98th birthday)
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winter days
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winter days
all the little clouds
people chatting
on the street
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blustery days
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blustery days
snap! snap! snap!
neighbor’s flag
alive in the wind
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beyond the evening sun
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beyond the evening sun
deep in the shadows
black cat sits
motionless
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under the stars
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under the stars
silence —
neighborhood cats
chase
fairy lights
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stormy winter days
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stormy winter days
leaves
scattered in windstorms . . .
all my memories
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early mornings
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early mornings
our dobie’s insistent alarm —
more hot air balloons
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across the night sky
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across the night sky
angels fly . . .
on his final breath
I felt him go
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winter storm
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winter storm
the wind
caught
in trees
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every night
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every night
hugging Bumper, kissing Blue —
our stuffed kids
miss you as much
as I do
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winter fog
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winter fog
icy fingers
nip my ears
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winter bouquet
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winter bouquet
the new life
you claimed
(LSR for Mary)
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treading air
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treading air
round and round
my stationary bike
goes nowhere
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winter evening
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winter evening
shadows
frozen in midair
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brain injury
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brain injury —
still putting together
the jigsaw puzzle
of me
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afternoon silence
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afternoon silence
raindrops shimmer
on stained glass windows
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cold winter night
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cold winter night
stars shining through the windows
sparkle against the panes
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sunset
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sunset
distant foothills settle
into the horizon
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winter storms
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winter storms
the voice of the wind
singing thunder
singing rain
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oh my love
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oh my love
the songs we’ll sing
when we’re together again —
wildflowers!
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winter storms v2
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winter storms
the voice of the wind
singing thunder
singing rain
singing your name
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damp and drizzly
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damp and drizzly
winter’s fingers
nudge the windowpane
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wild winter storms
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wild winter storms
tossing words in a frenzy —
haiku hurricane
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frozen sunlight
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frozen sunlight
hanging from the eves
icicles glisten
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broken
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broken
my fingers smudge the glass
trying to touch your face
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aphasia
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aphasia
living in fog
always on the edge
of confusion
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deep in the forest
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deep in the forest
the silent trees stand
unmoving
against grey skies
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the only sound my silent screams
my broken heart
calling your name
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raindrops shimmer
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raindrops shimmer
on stained glass windows —
new year’s morn
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midnight trains
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midnight trains
passing in the night
that single instant blurred —
2021 becoming 2022
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alceon ku 