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.  

droplets

Bright sun through droplets
Reveals a dazzling forest  
Of sparkling small trees.
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Agawela  10June2022
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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.
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Waiting
Bear   May 7, 2022
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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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December haiku

The forest, softened
By the drifting morning fog, 
Slowly awakens.
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Agawela 04December 2021
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She Spoke

Owl spoke
To me, last night. 
She gifted a word,
From her
Ancient language.
Misunderstanding,
Her intent,
I answered aloud,
Speaking
As an echo
The sound
Of the new word.
Owl spoke,
Again. 
I almost understood.
Almost.
I thanked
Grandmother Owl,
In English.
In silence,
She flew.
In darkness,
She flew.
Close to me,
She flew.
So close,
I saw her,
Against darkness. 
Then,
She was gone, 
In darkness. 
Grandmother
Spoke,
Once more,
Outside of time,
For me to remember,
The meaning. 
I will always
Know this word
In her language,
When again,
I hear her call.

The word 
She spoke is
Death. 
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She Spoke
August 28, 2021
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Morning

Tiny bell flowers,

Each with one bright water drop,

Are glowing through fog

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MORNING

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Bear 08February2021

December Drear

Hickories glow bright;

Summer’s sunshine yellow saved,

For this gloomy day.

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Bear 17December2020

Dissonance

By the riverside,

We walked, myself, and three dogs.

The dogs were content.

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Bear 23November2020

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