Silent

Not all deserts are wastelands.  
Not all deserts are dry.  
Not all deserts are visible. 
Not all bird songs can be heard.  
Not all humans sing to be heard. 
And yet, here we are , 
The birds, and I,
Singing in the desert, 
Invisible and silent.   


Silent
26July2021
©Bearspawprint2021  

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Hunger

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A song never sung
Was silenced by an owl’s
Whispered hunting flight.
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Bear 05May2020
©Bearspawprint2020

Starlight Stones

Together,
We dance,
On tiny stones
Of starlight.
Our pathway,
Illuminated,
Is between
Darkness and night.
Sweet scents
Softly sing
Of white flowers
Blooming
In dreams.
Each touch
Carries
The grace of
Eternal breath.

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Agawela 21February2020
ⓒBearspawprint2020

Gentle Call

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Small Bird, in the woods,
Is calling “Twit-too-too-weet”;
My pain drains away.
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Bear … July 12, 2019
©Bearspawprint2019

Ending

Convulsing
In paroxysms
Of grief
I have
Become
My own
Grandmother
Deceased
Long ago
Alone
Watching
Water flow
Ancestor
Mothers
Whispering
Our lives
Are now
Your
Daughter
Sorrow
Dismissed
By yowling
Pain
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Agawela 05/14/2019
©Bearspawprint2019

Grandmother’s Touch

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Night songs sweetly call.
Grandmother smiles serenely.
Moonlight comforts me.
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Bear 02. 23. 2019
ⓒBearspawprint2019

Dark Moon Songs

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Awakened too soon,
Sleep drunk frogs party wildly,
Singing dark moon songs.
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Bear 02.05.2019
ⓒBearspawprint2019

Before Winter

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Dark night has fallen.
Rain glistens in ambient light.
The last tree frog sings.
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Before Winter
Haiku
Bear ©Bearspawprint2018

Not Asleep Yet

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Cooler nights with clouds,
Small girl child eyes dance awake,
Savoring her dreams.
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Not Asleep Yet
Birthday gift haiku for Nicolette
Bear ©Bearspawprint2018

Three Crows Laughed

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Three Crows sat laughing.
Heads cocked, they eyed each other.
Then they flew away.
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August 9, 2018
Bear ©Bearspawprint2018