Animal Seasons Poems

Cool comforts from the moon shining in Spring
diverge from coming Summer's scorching sun.
Sweet honeysuckle lifts its trumpet string
to set swift tempo for the Springtime fun.

The...

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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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It's always at dawn
It's always in the shadows
That the criminals rob
The innocent as well as the guilty
It's deep in the dark night
That we forget on...

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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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I’ll never forget the beauty of
a stare unabashed and 
unwelcome in its own right

The public spaces in which
my mind unravels
from cords pulled tight
against hollow lobes

The...

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scarlet strawberry 
	sweet seasonal sensation ~
		squirrel smiles slyly...

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    Ballerina barre bob, white stocking wings whir
    Mushroom plume tutu trails translucent steam
    Sticky foot...

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surfacing in spring
	a spotted salamander ~
		subtle seducer...

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March days in Ohio
sometimes a lion, sometimes a lamb
They often trade places, whenever they can.
Today: Hi 50's-open blue sky with napping winds.
the Sun makes all...

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a teeny tiny
mouse shyly skitters among
the crisp-dried leaves and deadfall
the teeny tiny
mouse believes that Spring has sprung
to free him from his burrow

when fragrant flowers
rise with...

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Oh, for the taste of a sweet, juicy berry,
some sweet rose petals would make me happy;
I'm so tired of woody browse and acorns,
my throat gets...

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My soporific slumber seems offhand,
But I thought it through then thoroughly planned -
On winter I'd pass 
Till I smell the grass -
That scent will nudge...

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snow-smothered surfaces
	chalcedonic condition ~
		rambunctious raccoons...

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Two hummingbirds dance together

Warmth from the sun begins to stir

A small tune in the morning sung

A thankful whisper on my tongue

I love the warmth and...

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"Spring will soon blossom!" 
Mr. Squirrel hoped to survive
Nibbling tulip bulbs...

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