Ghosts of Christmas Past
...Ghosts of Christmas Past
I do not fear the ghosts
of my Christmas past.
My yearly visit with each one
is a gift
a present
for this one day
I drive out to Lantzville Beach
and bring my dog...
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Categories:
nuthatches, christmas, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Less Than Words Can Tell
...Doctor Fell taught at University Park, like stars gather for enlightenment;
And was stern, diligent and upright, like pink cactus bloom environments.
He was dedicated to his striving stud...
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Categories:
nuthatches, anger, change, color, fantasy,
Form: Couplet
Spring
...The sweet smell of
Spring in the air
Heaven has spoken
As the birds sing I hear
Cardinals and robins
Wrens all so brown
Nuthatches and sparrows
Flying all around
And the crow in
A far awa...
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Categories:
nuthatches, spring,
Form: Free verse
Natures’ chorus
...Cardinals and nuthatches
Sing in the morning
Serendipitously in unison
Unhinged with no warning
A motionless conductor
As I sit in my space
Melodies arrive equivocally
Put a smile on my f...
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Categories:
nuthatches, beautiful,
Form: Free verse
Jar of Nuthatches
...jar of nuthatches
grace a green valley garden ~
scrunch of rubber ducks
3/14/2022
Contest: Bird Haiku
Sponsor: Tania Kitchin
Used HMS
*a group of nuthatches is ca...
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Categories:
nuthatches, bird,
Form: Haiku
Summer Delights
...Summer skies are colorful delights
As fireflies light up our warm nights
The full moon shines clear and bright
A relaxing, peaceful and serene sight
Goldfinches, and nuthatches are out
Happily...
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Categories:
nuthatches, appreciation, beauty, bird, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Clown Acrostic Poem
...C is for Cunning Clowns
L is for Laughing Llamas
O is for Optimistic Octopus
W is for Wonderful Whales
N is Nice Nuthatches...
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Categories:
nuthatches, fun, giggle,
Form: Acrostic
A Dinning Room Window
...Through a dining room window in the house
I meet various friends on daily basis
Their entertaining spirit is huge
The joy they give to me is plentiful
All I do is, offer them some seeds
Paying...
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Categories:
nuthatches, appreciation, beauty, bird, community,
Form: Narrative
Cordial Reception
...If I am not here to see
Let him in, my little chickadee
If the bell rings twice it’s a pair
Don’t shut them out, its’ not fair
If I don’t hear this little bird
He’ll fly away, not leaving a wo...
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Categories:
nuthatches, appreciation, bird,
Form: Rhyme
A World Without Songbirds
...To lose our songbirds would be so tragic,
for their tunes hold a special magic.
And nature’s music unburdens the heart,
providing ebbing souls with a jumpstart.
The robin's chirp heral...
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Categories:
nuthatches, 10th grade, beautiful, bird,
Form: Rhyme
Boultham Park
...enter… find nature
Boultham Park hides its wonders
flora and fauna
hedgerows… privet…
hawthorn… laurel.. woodland walks
lake bank side vistas
siskins… goldcrests… gems
sparrowhawks...
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Categories:
nuthatches, nature,
Form: Haiku
House Mouse and Titmouse Quarrel
...The little house mouse said, “Isn’t it a shame,
How the tufted titmouse has stolen our good name?”
The titmouse could not refrain as she shook her pointed crest
To answer in disdain, “You’re nothi...
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Categories:
nuthatches, animal, bird,
Form: Quatrain
Of Judith and Inanna
...For the accountant, the librarian, on this cold day
there is no revelation. He will go his own way
to the roar of the tinnitus in his ears.
About our war what is there to say. Yesterday
a flock o...
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Categories:
nuthatches, animal, bird, day, fear,
Form: Verse
Empty Feeders
...The feeders were empty, dejected, forlorn.
The lady who filled them had suddenly gone.
Her time here now ended, she wakened no more:
Gone from her gardens, departed her door.
This little much ...
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Categories:
nuthatches, bird, environment, january, nature,
Form: Narrative
Tuesday Sonnet
...They say Tuesday's child is full of grace
I would say that it's a disaster.
There are two events I don't embrace
That make Tuesday a glum downcaster.
Tuesday's the day, in most of the States
W...
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Categories:
nuthatches, computer-internet, political
Form: Sonnet
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