Spring Morning Poems

A fellow poet says
don’t start a poem
with looking out the window
but I am—

I am
looking out
the window
to see the lawn
outside my window
has grown.

A neighbor says
there are...

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                Hern fantastical sip'd
      ...

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In the gentle morning glow,
Spring rain sighs on petals,
Sweetness in each drop,
Blossoms quiver with delight,
Nature's tender kiss unfolds....

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The communists are coming
The democrats are crying
And the republicans are lying
This is May Day
Please don’t run away
The birds are coming
The deer are running
And the squirrels...

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outside my front door 
millions of raindrops fall down 
a distant rumble...

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‘Waupaca Awakens’

The thin ice cracks
As daylight breaks,
Along the still waters
Of a chain of lakes

Melting snow and slush
Both lapping the pier,
Letting the bluegill know
A new season...

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Crystal droplets on the grass, 
          a shimmering, ephemeral mass, 
     ...

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It is cold this April morning

  But I will not turn on the heat
got double socks on my feet
ate a bowl of warming cream...

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Morning sun, shining so bright 
Scorching partly my open skin 
Like a torch of flaming light 
Burning my soul from within 

It's the first in...

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A deeper silence diffuses rapidly around Nature waiting
for its awakening, a shine less, discontent and wandering 
star gleams with a scarcely light so murky and...

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Rustles through new leaves,
Warm breeze dances on my skin,
Petals in the air,
Nature's breath so soft and light,
Spring's gentle sigh stirs the soul....

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I'm ready to get rid
of this despicable mood
that others find cool;
I find it extremely sad!

Gee, I had enough of rain for days,
too tired of holding...

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Awakened too soon,
Darkness of the peaceful dawn,
Frissons of cold air,
Coziness of the tea mug,
Cooing of doves fills the air.
...

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The early morning sunrise displayed in vibrant pinks and reds
kissing the newly sprouted perennials in garden flower beds
Sparkling the dew drops on the fresh kelly-green...

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Sunrise paints the sky,
Easter's warmth on blossoms lie,
Choirs of birds sing high,
In the light, new hopes untie,
Spring's embrace, winter's goodbye....

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