the wild geese splash down 

and will stay here this winter

while others fly south

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amber garden snail

slowly builds her spiraled shell

slow art, a refuge

birds are oddly still

cold winds sweep across the pond

suddenly it's Fall

June's goslings are grown

they drift on the pond and wait

for signs to fly south

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rain spatters treetops

frogs below whirr, croak, and cheep

birds chatter in nests

 

first golden leaf

whispers that fall is coming

with its red splendor

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I see just one bird

but a dozen hidden birds

sing all around me

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the great blue heron stands

motionless at water's edge

fish stay deep and safe

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so effortlessly

do the green leaves float and bob

around submerged logs

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two bumblebees hum,

and drift among phlox blossoms

gathering nectar

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quiet morning walk

startled rabbit startles me

both wide-eyed, trembling

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maple seeds twirl down

softly landing on fresh earth

spring’s new life begins

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ominous shadow

sweeps along the ground

unseen hawk hunts above

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under the tree bark

larvae write curled messages

in their ancient script

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Cloudy day with rain

A solitary wren cheeps

twice, then is silent

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chickadees chatter

spring breezes tickle tree buds

nature is laughing

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ice coats spruce branches

magnifying tiny buds

life hidden within

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golden woodland stream

gurgling over submerged rocks

happy stone music

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cold spring melt water

reflections, sparkles, shadows

move unimpeded

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tree with many holes

fine dining for woodpeckers

but fatal for bugs

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spring winds whipping pines,

agitated branches flail 

up, down, round and round

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scudding clouds in spring

the sun playing hide and seek

while the wind roars

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the sun emerges

shadows appear, green moss glows

sun hides, all things fade

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bright sun peeps, in, out

our shadows come and go

we are, we are not

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grape vine strangled oak

leaning over the ravine

deep roots cling to life

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up and out early

soft pine needles under foot

crows laughing, springtime

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insect apartments

warmed by the sun

woodpeckers come to feast

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deer trail through the woods
narrow track from hill to stream
far away crows caw

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snow begins to fall

a quiet start to the day

new moon beginnings

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raucus winter jays

left and right, squawking, shouting

like loud teenage boys 

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blades of winter grass

so dessicated they float

on unfelt breezes

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