Darkest Dark Before Dawn

In the woods
Tiny sparks
Here  
Then there
A trick of my eyes
The fungi singing 
Little ones playing 
Faye lights 
The Veil 
Becomes translucent 
I watch 
And wonder  

Darkest Dark Before Dawn
October 10, 2023
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Morning

In the morning dark,
One owl called, then stayed silent.
The darkness lightened.
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Bear 16Augest2023
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No One Sings

Still
Quiet
Heavy
Overcast
Soft smoke
Suspended
Not rising
Not falling
Portent
No movement
No breeze
The forest
Silent
The sun
Slowly rises
Tree shadows
Cast through
The motionless
Brown Gold
Have weight
Sliding down
Marking the 
Presence of
Light
Of air
Of memory
Thick
With grief
The birds
Remembering
Do not call
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No One Sings
Bear June 9, 2023
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April

There were 
Lightening Bugs 
There was 
Night Blue Moonlight 
These entered my 
Sleepless Dreams 
As sweet 
Lullabies of Bells
Sung by sparkling
Stars of Childhood 
And carried me 
As I Flew
Entwined 
With mist 
In Tree Tops
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April 1, 2023 Agawela
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April

Haiku for Nancy

We are older, now,

Than a little while ago.

The days drift with grace.

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Bear December 12, 2022

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End of November

Hickories have turned,
Against the no-color sky,
Bight lemon yellow.
.
End of November
Bear 11.30.2022
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October frogs sing.
Grandmother's face glows golden.
Longing reveals truth.
.
Grandson's Birthday
Agawela  October 6, 2022
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So Cold So Alone

Eats 
The Heart 
Has neared 
Completion
The laying 
A terrible bed
Not for rest 
Or refuge  
More terrible 
Than ever 
Imagined 
There is 
No way away 
I must repose 
In the
Bed that has 
Become as 
Burning 
Lies 
Coals lighting
A truth 
Of false 
Trust  
Belief in 
Kindness 
Spreads 
Choking smoke
Concealing 
The flames  
Words of love 
Flutter, soft 
And dark
As silken ashes
More fool 
Am I, to
Repose on 
Burning lies  
Soft coverlets
Of ashes 
Shadows 
On ashes 
Nightly words 
Written 
And sent
In bad faith. 
My hopeless 
Hope
Snugs 
Fiery emptiness 
Close
Morning will dawn 
Cold and true 
While 
Eats The Heart 
Pretends 
Drifting ashes 
And a bed 
Of coals 
Are the comfort
Hidden by
Blowing smoke

So Cold So Alone
Agawela October 5, 2022 
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Rain for Sleeping

Distant thunder rolls.
Wet trees glitter in moonlight,
While the soft rain falls.
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Bear     July 18, 2022
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droplets

Bright sun through droplets
Reveals a dazzling forest  
Of sparkling small trees.
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Agawela  10June2022
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