Just Chillin' - Not Quite Hiku

Gnarled fingers shook off the snow
Waking the frosted sparrows
An old grandmother Elm sighed.


A feral cat
Creeps along a city street
No pity kitty


A cold rain
Slows the slugs
Fast escape


A wet hawk shivers
As squirrels hide in their tails
Nature’s quandary


The sun sits
Feet up, eyes closed
Called in “cloudy” today


My coffee is cold
An oily film covers it
No ducks involved

Copyright © | Year Posted 2023



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Date: 9/20/2023 3:30:00 PM
Why does this remind me of Holden Caulfield? ('Catcher in the Rye').
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Date: 9/19/2023 6:12:00 AM
WOW, these are fantastic, insightful and contain amazing imagery filled glimpses into the vagaries of the Fall and Winter courtship.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/20/2023 3:31:00 PM
Will the real John Lawless please stand up? ...
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John Lawless
Date: 9/19/2023 6:13:00 AM
Must agree with John, these are a mystically mysterious unveiling of winter's bride.
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