Tag: Nature
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Healing Rhyme
Listening to the newsIt can be hard to smileOur country in a downward spiralBut still we can rhyme in styleWords made pretty, and agileLittle drops of sunshineIn pocket vials*** *** *** ***Count the deer in the photo!! Sadly, the beautiful hillside will soon be mowed down by goats to reduce wildfire risk.
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Spring Wildflowers
How can a flowerPossess such powerTo cheer us up?Unfolding symmetryPhotons of colorSnatched from the cosmosDeceptive simplicityA spiritual mysteryOf wonder and love
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Incongruous Spring
Spring in swingNature’s happy new constructionAmidst societal destruction I’ve never been a big Grateful Dead fan, but this bumper sticker really hit the spot (You can get these on Amazon):
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Avian Mutual Fund
Caching acornsAll the way up to the skyWoodpecker hedge fund A community of acorn woodpeckers ( and they are very communal!) converted a stand of redwood trees into a huge acorn granary. I’ve never seen such a large storage. The birds themselves weren’t keen on being photographed, so I pirated one from wikipedia.
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The Turtle Life
Slow and steadyI’m a turtle writerA turtle personAnxiety and stress?Withdraw and isolateGo away world!! I often see 2 or 3 turtles sitting together on a floating log, but on this cold day I saw dozens, close to a hundred, basking in the sun. They’re quite big- about a foot across–I think they might be Pacific…
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Stargazing
We cling to life so tenaciouslyA ferocity wired genetically Into all creatures that beWe fear the possibilityOf death’s finalityOf no transcendent mysteryNo reward for all our miseriesWe look at other galaxiesAnd wonder … Can it be?Other life we cannot see?Yet the light we seeIs ancient soliloquyUnfathomable relativityLike an early childhood memorySo many eons of humanityAccelerating…
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Blue Blue Heron
I know my presenceCaused you some stressHere in your homeI am but a guestI hope you understood my excitementTo see you againI tried to tread softlySo as not to offendHoping all the whileThat maybe we’re friends********* The first Trump presidency gutted key parts of the century old, bipartisan Migratory Bird Protection Treaty. Joe Biden quickly…
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Floral Bells
Little floral bellsWe love to sing and ringWhile we swingIn the winter wind and rainLittle floral bellsWe know our lives are shortBut as we cavortWe hope to ease your human painDon’t let evil politiciansWeigh you downTry to think of usAs we are nowBefore we fall to the ground!Try hard to smile, not frown!
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Second Chances
At first, from a distance, I dismissed youAs too uniformly drabI didn’t expect to find such color and beautyThrough a lensSecond looks, second chancesSerenditpitous reflections and reminders
Haumanu Speaks/PoetiCalli 