Autumn Animal Poems

The creek was the color
of weak tea, a bronze brew
that filtered light to bathe 
the bottom in the soft glow
of an autumn morning.
Even after a...

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I dreamt of blue birds
and buzzing bumble bees.
I roamed with the bison herds,
prayed with mantis on our knees,
and butterflies in the breeze.

I greeted the cheery...

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Whispers and sighs, softest of smiles
Reveal the music playing in the heart.
Beautiful rhymes, soothing the nights,
Stirring joy, faith and love – 

Breaths of prayers, some...

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Winter is very cold 
the wind is bold 
snowman made the centerfold 
brown snow is old. 

 

Spring is in the air 
flowers now blooming...

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Dotty doggy duo, daily derring-do,
descending leaves decorating yard,
Beau-black as coal,
brown-eyed batty Gus,
barking brazenly, bounding,
both bonkers?
a boisterous, "You betcha!"

Kings of calamity-
canines of chaos,
squirrels scurry for sweet...

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Thanksgiving gobbledygook

The following anecdote baste
upon overactive imagination of mine
in sync with being married
and monogamously living socially chaste
life as a scrupulous anchorite,
whose weather beaten corporeal flesh
plus...

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Give me dust
Give me soil
Give me grubby knees
grass stains
and bruises
Give me sand in my hair
and bugs on my shirt
Fruit flies
butterflies
ladybugs and ants
The caterpillars falling from...

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  An Autumn wind blew an acorn
   from the paws of a squirrel
  right into the pond 
   without...

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battle between bucks
	deadly duel-decided ~
		scavengers spectate

(November Full Moon – Dakota and Lakota)...

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like Labrador retriever 
squirrel wags his bushy tail
forth and back and forth
happy go lucky* amidst
Autumnal storm of acorns


*cheerfully unconcerned about the future...

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October is one of those months that begin to transition and change to prepare for winter.

As our days begin to shorten, this tenth month brings...

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A collage of warm leaves
Branches tangled against the fierce horizon
The pulse of paws hitting the ground
The soft melody of her collar
Bitter autumn air
Biting at our...

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In the autumn dusk I found
Six black cats were gathered round
In a silent circle sitting
Oh Lord, if I only knew
The reason for their rendezvous
I would...

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proper pummeling -
acorns strike in a mast year
as chipmunks go nuts...

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The sun shines brightly through my bedroom window
Natures reminder to rise and take my head off the pillow
The kitchen calls out a hearty breakfast I...

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