a sparrow alights,
investigates debris,
flits away.
Sparrow Curiosity [Haiku]
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home to birds & squirrels,
the tree holds life in every
crotch & hollow.
Spring rains spur roadside flower growth,
and wildflowers creep to the mountain's base.
Hiking deep up the valley along the stream,
I see and hear hundreds of orioles.
Looking skyward, a cloud becomes a dragon or snake,
But then breaks up, giving way to blue sky.
Lying in the forest under hanging vines,
I can't tell north from south.

ducks in a pond
drift through the algae,
their track, self-healing.




a pristine blossom falls,
tumbling through grime & grit
but still unsoiled.