haiku

glimpsed in dense swamp reeds
secretive rail protesting
i stop sloshing by

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haiku

brief scream in the night
rabbit fur at dawn; so much
for idyllic dreams

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poem

the earth is converting
my favorite zones
into a favorite zone
of my little cactus

for Fanadango’s One-Word Challenge

haiku

heat abolishes
earth’s glaciers and ice caps
we are causing that

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haiku

nature’s warning signs
of warming are apropos
and show worse will come

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haiku

clouds build till sheared off
the plains pensive in moist heat
i wait for the storm

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haiku

the earth as our boat
sailing through the dark ether
is shipping water

for Fandango’s One-Word Prompt

haiku

sheepdogs wrangle sheep
shaping them into a herd
i wrangle english

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haiku

nature isn’t contrite
not remorseful or rueful
i’ve lots of regrets

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haiku

sol is the engine
warming the earth with its light
our foot on the gas

for Fandango’s One-Word Prompt