Majestic Furball
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I was born in a cave den with seven other kittens in the Fall,
born blind and helpless but my nose could sense my mom;
all I wanted to do was nestle close and drink her sweet milk,...
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Categories:
snowshoe hare, cat, snow,
Form: Personification
The Fox
...The Fox
Sly fox with pointed ears upright
With snout twitching and lips smirking,
And crafty eyes intently watching
For prey location revealing.
White chest and cheeks in a red fur co...
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Categories:
snowshoe hare, animal, nature,
Form: Verse
The Snowshoe Hare
...The cream esteem my winter coat,
a mink nearby agrees,
temptation wiles beyond the gloat,
a warming gentle breeze.
The juggernaut that Arctic blinds,
the absence of my food,
of ba...
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Categories:
snowshoe hare, animal, appreciation,
Form: Rhyme
Snow Prints
...Pure and pristine
layers upon layers accumulate on the scene,
cold winds blowing, sifting, drifting, serene;
the sun rising high with little warm
blinding brilliance after the storm
the land...
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Categories:
snowshoe hare, allusion,
Form: Rhyme
Forest Storm
...bitter snow blizzard
winter winds whisper warnings ~
snowshoe hare forages
( this poem on PS syllable counter is 17 syllables and 18 on howmanysyllables.com. I posted it as is due to the imagery...
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Categories:
snowshoe hare, nature, winter,
Form: Haiku
long night moon
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cold moon horizon
omniscient orb delays dawn ~
snowshoe hare shivers
(December Full Moon – Mohican)...
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Categories:
snowshoe hare, animal, imagery, moon, native
Form: Haiku
Whiteness Contest
...Sea caps, white, shadows
Fin, cutting above surface
White caps part, Great White
Herons calling out
Congregating over cove
A gaggle of clouds
Eagle soars a...
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Categories:
snowshoe hare, nature,
Form: Haiku
Circle of Life
...Eagle takes to flight
A snowshoe hare seeks shelter
The circle of life...
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Categories:
snowshoe hare, life,
Form: Haiku
Snowshoe Rabbit
...A very lucky rabbit
Is the northern snowshoe hare …
Each year he gets new furry boots,
And a fur coat with each pair!...
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Categories:
snowshoe hare, animals, children, funny
Form: Epigram