The mockingbird singsevery morningand afternoonand evening The light pole where he sitsthe pinnacle of our streetand the closest pointto heaven or at leastthe cloudsthe upper atmosphere Melodramatic?SureRepetitive?Yep But his skills are first chairevery instrimenta winged symphonyof April surrender inspired by Blackbird Etude by A.E. Stallings
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Seeds of Improvisation or here comes a raptor
A bird feeder is TennesseeA suburban bird feederA bird feeder on a deckOkay, my bird feeder Any weatherAny monthAny day of the weekOkay, Monday morning The starlings come first, and by sheer numbers can dissuade most birds to stay away, but it’s hard to keep a hungry mourning dove from sidling in for a nibble. […]
Saturday haiku
Saturday plantingcloudy skies with ambition4 tomato plants
A House
The front door leakswhen there’s a hard rain,so we put down a towelto absorb the water.A house can stay drywithout a roof.
Do they sleep?
Oak leaves curled against sub-zero tempsFlat, wet maple leaves waiting for MorpheusGod of dreamsTo bring a greener, drier reverieDo they sleep through the cold monthsHuddled and brittleIn the corners of fence linesDips in the landscapeAccepting their part In the play is complete?
Spring haiku
Anticipationnectar out on April firstmy hummingbird watch
In Suburbia We Are Never Alone
Where does the land end and the soul begin The thin orange line of predawn seems immortal As Sisyphus waiting for the boulder to roll Heavy with morning dew There are Tahoes, Tellurides and Tacomas I-40 all exertion Except the horizon Presenting between rooftops and red buds On 1/3 of an acre plots Petunias are […]
Simply 6 Minutes for April 1
Aliens with parachutes those analog aliensstrapped in an 18th century inventioninvasion of the past Here is a link to the challenge: https://christinebialczak.com/2025/04/01/simply-6-minutes-welcome-to-the-challeng
Cherry Tree Haibun
On our 30th wedding anniversary we bought 3 ornamental cherry trees, 2 pink (Kwanzan) and 1 white (Yoshino). Unfortunately, unbeknownst to us when we chose them, they had leaf spot. Leaf spot in our area is a fungus that thrives in the humidity. I took a few leaves to the nursery where we purchased the […]
National Feed the Birds Day
February thirdNational Feed the Birds DaySo many starlings
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