barren trees say Fall, but the verdant undergrowth says Spring.
Vegetive Ambiguity [Haiku]
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packed as Giverny,
water lilies overtake
a sprawling pond.

eucalyptus trees,
trunks raw and naked,
shade the park lane.
Oh, I've been in that dream:
door upon door to nowhere,
inexplicable nudity,
elements that seem fine
from a distance, but -
from up close - make no sense.
And then I saw the creature at her feet,
and knew I'd never been in that dream.
I can't fathom the genetic cocktail
that would need to be cooked up
to create such a monstrous pet.
And then it hit me that the winged badger-mutt
is not nearly the most disturbing aspect...
What are they looking at?

cattail metronome:
keeps time out of phase
with the tall grass.