Afternoon Rain

Hard rain is falling.
Dogs are hiding from thunder.
The storm will soon pass.
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Afternoon Rain
Bear  July 19, 2022
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Cardinal

Visible in dawn,
The Cardinal, wearing red,
Whispered, "Pss pss. Pss."  
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Cardinal
Agawela  11June2022
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Those words are a Cardinal language greeting.  

Night Shadow

Thunder rolls 
I fade 
Into shadow 
Flowing 
Away in
Night rain 
Wrapped
In the scent 
Of exotic
White Flowers
Rolling thunder
Carries me 
I am heavy
Sorrowing
Grieving
An echo 
Growing distant
My whispers
Are rumbling 
Waves resonating 
Into flowing 
Night shadow
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Agawela  27May2022
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Eclipse

Red-orange darkness
Glows with mystery behind
Black silhouette trees. 
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Eclipse
May 16, 2022
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Waiting

Planets out of line,
Away from their conjunction; 
There is no message.
.
Waiting
Bear   May 7, 2022
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Can There Be Once Was?

Moment
by moment
Light shifts
Flickers
Glows bright
Sparkles
Perceptions focus
Or recede
Pass through
An instant
Is forever
And then gone
Alone
Nothing here
Ever was
.
Can There Be Once Was?  
April 22, 2022
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Nokomis

Grandmother's round face
Glows through raindrops on branches.
Dark leaves drip glitter.
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Agawela 18March2022 
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Silence of Thorns

No longer 
May I live 
Near human 
People so politely  
Uncaring civilized 
In ignorance I scream 
And cry wailing 
Too much and 
No mirrored image 
Bereft of the Veil 
Some days all nights 
Continuously calling 
Screaming despair 
While writing 
While sewing 
While making love 
While mending
While wandering silent 
Creating reasons
Of disillusioned 
Thinking unacceptable 
While cooking sleeping
Other beings cringe 
Shrinking from 
My broken primal 
Screaming wailing 
Cries follow me 
My own meteor tail 
Of illuminated grief
What will never be  
Yet waves flow 
Rippling eternal
Illusion adorns my
Body as garments
Woven from despair 
Sorrowing siren calls
I may never find the 
Echoing perimeter 
Of pain heartache 
Buzzing louder 
Harmonic pulses
Louder scream song
Enduring in the shouted 
Silence continuously I wail 
Anguish impenetrable
This barrier of Banshee 
Screeching thorns  
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The Silence of Thorns
Agawela  13March2022
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Purple Moonlight  --- haiku

Deep purple softness
Blankets the shadowy woods.
Mist swirls as I move. 
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Bear 02.16.2019
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Soon Is Morning

Pink comes with the dawn.  
Stars fade with nights dreaming, while
Drifting mist lingers.
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Bear 31January2022
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