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yarn!
fuzzy mohair
worsted acrylic
soft woolen blends —
all to wrap endlessly
around tables and chairs
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cold winter days
.
cold winter days
like swirled vanilla frosting —
the world
covered
in white
.
nature’s songs
.
nature’s songs
on the winter wind —
dancing colors
from icy rainbows
.
deep in the library
.
deep in the library
old hidden books
the only sounds
the rustle of paper
downpouring rain
.
dark city streets
.
dark city streets —
icy winds gust under umbrellas
freezing
all thoughts
of spring
.
stepping stones
.
stepping stones —
rocks glisten deep in the lake
all the paths
left
unchosen
.
winter rain
v2 of yesterday’s haiku:
winter rain
the graveled parking lot
hushed
beneath
my
feet
.
the winter rain
.
the winter rain —
even graveled driveway
hushed
beneath my feet
.
flurries of snow
.
flurries of snow
evergreens wearing
white overcoats
.
morning rain
.
morning rain
drops sparkle
in icy sunbeams
.
abandoned tool shed
.
abandoned tool shed
weathered door
leaning askew —
morning light shines
across scuffed
wooden floor
.
.
in the winter sun
.
in the winter sun
against the frozen snow
black ravens plummage glows
purples, greens and blues
the colors of spilled oil
.
frozen colors
.
frozen colors
under the midnight sky
drifts of snow glow blue
.
cold winter nights
.
cold winter nights
crescent moon lights the sky
filled with shining stars
.
cold winter days
.
cold winter days
ice skaters dance
silver blades gliding
across the lake
.
cold winter nights
.
cold winter nights
the world turned to ice —
even the waterfall
frozen
.
shifting into night
.
shifting into night
cloud-covered sky glows
cotton candy pink
v2
shifting into night
cloud-covered sky glows
spun sugar pink
v3
shifting into night
cloud-covered sky glows
candy floss pink
.
as dusk settles
.
as dusk
settles
into night
on the horizon
the first shining star
.
faded memory
.
faded memory
and yet
there was daddy
hiding
in his smile
.
don’t curse the rain!
.
don’t curse the rain!
deep underground
all the spring flowers
waiting to bloom
.
meteor shower, v2
.
meteor shower
our love as bright
as all the shining stars
.
meteor shower
.
meteor shower —
our love alive forever
all the shooting stars
.
songs of the birds
.
songs of the birds
the hooting night owl
nature’s chorus dances
alive
in the sky
.
out of the blue
.
out of the blue
a dark grey sky — storm clouds
ready to break
.
red hearts and roses
.
red hearts and roses —
I’ll always remember
through the mist of my tears
your quiet love those
forty-three years
❤️
❤️❤️❤️Happy Valentine’s Day, Love ❤️❤️❤️
❤️
.
love in the pouring rain
.
love
in the pouring rain
huddled
under one umbrella
with you
.
listening to the night
.
listening to the night
in the dark the sound of leaves
rustling in the wind
.
winter rabbit
.
winter rabbit
shivers in the cold
eating carrots
cooked on the stove
.
the tides of the moon
.
the tides of the moon
the vast ocean’s depths
shadows uncast —
I felt you leave
I felt your life slip away —
and I will never stop
riding the waves
following the moon
djvjng deep in the sea
searching forever
until you’re back again
with me
.
.
late winter rain
.
late winter rain —
still unsprouted
so many flowers
waiting to bloom
.
watching seasons change
.
watching seasons change —
still late winter yet look!
daffodils in bloom!
.
watching seasons change
.
watching seasons change —
still late winter yet look!
spring flowers in bloom
.
a world of tiny rainbows
.
a world of tiny rainbows —
raindrops falling
at the edges of sun
.
deep in the forest
.
deep in the forest
listen to the trees!
the sound of nature
breathing
.
the way light shines
.
the way light shines
the softest of blues —
six weeks early
spring sneaking in!
.
blizzard!
.
blizzard!
all the forest animals
snuggled
deep
in their dens
.
more winter or spring?
..
more winter or spring?
does a groundhog’s shadow count
if he doesn’t look?
.
at loose ends
.
at loose ends
my life so unsettled
since loosing you
.
clever disguises
.
clever disguises —
all the baby frogs
swimming in the pond —
tadpoles!
.
fair warning
.
fair warning
–
fly away bugs
and stay far away —
pest control man’s
coming today
.
alceon ku 