Category: Nature

• Goldfinches

  In summer I heard you whistleFrom the giant thistleDreaming of seeds yet to comeNow the seeds are eaten, the stalks have fallenYet still you singMuch needed cheer to my soul you bring

  callimulligan

  November 21, 2024

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• Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright

  The Halloween I remember bestMay well have been my firstFive years oldA newcomer to a new townFlat red boxes on a store shelfMasks visible beneath cellophane lidsPre-fab costumes for little kidsWitches and goblins held little magic for meBut animals didI chose the tiger costumeCheap plastic mask pressing hard against my facePinching, making me sweatI happily…

  callimulligan

  October 30, 2024

  Nature, Poetry, Psychology, Writers

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• Equinox

  Autumn’s equinoxEverything shifting, migratingAcceleratingTo Winter’s slownessDeath and renewalYet I feel stillnessEquilibriumAccumulated wisdomGratitude for the momentColor, SoundMore vivid than everGraying hair beliesThe aliveness I feelThe autumn of lifeSeems to suit me

  callimulligan

  September 26, 2024

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• Another Autumn Haiku

  Setting sun Upon another year Momentous November Wood block painting by Kawase Hasui

  callimulligan

  September 20, 2024

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• Autumn haiku

  First shades of autumn Smiling compensationFor the first gray hairs

  callimulligan

  September 19, 2024

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• Think Pink

  Our body politicNow with feminine curvesFeminine fight!Feminine words!Our story to writeOur time to be heardA dream is in sightOurs to confer

  callimulligan

  August 2, 2024

  Nature

  Poetry, Wildflowers, women, Writers, writers community

• Pesky Critters

  For years I grew many tomatoesThe effort and flavor made my heart glowBut then raccoons and rats developed a tasteTo my hardworking garden, they began laying wasteSeeing a rat gnaw one tomato in a clusterDoesn’t leave you wanting to eat the othersSo this year I decided to try kaleBig, tender leaves, tangy and haleSo much…

  callimulligan

  July 18, 2024

  Nature, Poetry, Writers

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• Mimosa Flower

  Floral paintbrushesDipped in pinkNature’s artistry

  callimulligan

  July 12, 2024

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• Pelagic Magic

  Pelagic, like magicYou soar over the open seaWith balletic graceSo effortlesslyWith wing spans titanicNine, ten, eleven feet or moreFew humans will see youSo far from our shoresYour longevityRivals even our ownYour poignant curiosityTouches our hearts and our poemsBut your numbers are waningThe same old story we knowHuman greed and carelessnessOur shameful shadowBaited hooks by the…

  callimulligan

  June 18, 2024

  birds, Nature, Poetry, Writers

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• Cactus Flower

  Protective, sometimes pricklyOn the outsideBut still with beauty to shareOn the insideThe longing to shareThe instinct to hideIt took a little too longFor me to take prideIn being an introvert!

  callimulligan

  June 11, 2024

  Nature, Poetry, Wildflowers, Writers

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