incense, twinkle lights, spirits
escorting in the new year
time for prayers as well

-kaa


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warm air melts the snow
soggy maple leaves revealed
lying in wet grass

-jws

sounds of leaves falling
i remember the colors
winter sky stretches

-kaa


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drumming on the roof
waking to the sound of rain
lingering in bed

-jws

icicle shadows
decorate the white curtain
yesterday's snow storm

-kaa


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sun setting early
orange sphere through the pine trees
shafts of light and shade

-jws

oscillating time
an ever-changing moment
the motionless now

-kaa


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snow swirling upward
enormous muscular forms~
gone as the wind dies

~jws

pine tree silhouette
melting snow on the skylight
oh winter dwellers

-kaa


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sleeping by a fire,
awakening to discover
the fire also sleeps

-jws

pemaquid beach
lobster trap stuck in the sand
christmas morning walk

-kaa

view from the airplane
island with a single house
shoreline, crashing waves

-kaa


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resting quietly
on the edge of the bathtub~
bottle of shampoo

-jws

immersed in bird seed
stuck in snow-covered feeder
lil' tufted titmouse

greed for a sunflower seed
caught by unwanted cracked corn

inexhaustible
that delusional desire
and pulling of time

yet, tilting the bird feeder
cracked corn slips from the bird's head

quickly flies away
free from egregious error
no, just a fresh start

-kaa/jws

half-hidden in snow
shining, irridescent green~
a soda pop can

~jws

snow, criss-crossed by tracks
frozen comings and goings~
only wind remains

~jws

the morning paper
news of the world's happenings
unread, in a pile

-kaa


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shovel in the snow
waiting for another storm
green blade deep in white

-jws

a slow sinking moon
hiding in a safe farewell
watches the night pass

-kaa


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the snow is old now
no longer soft and fluffy
stiff and grey with age

-jws

slicing pineapple~
sunlight illuminating
each stroke of the knife

-jws

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it seems magical
fueling the snow-covered mound
compost alchemy

-kaa

multi-colored lights
decorate houses and yards~
moon in the clear sky

-jws

in a dream i danced
a sonnet of passing time
with william shakespeare

-kaa


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snow melts in sunshine
traces of salt on the road
yellow paperclip

-jws

my heart of longing
empty chair at the table
when will you return?

-kaa


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ancient, gnarled pine tree
standing in black silhouette;
deep blue, pink, twilight

-jws

after the blizzard~
tumbling slowly across snow
single brown oak leaf

-jws


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biology notes
hallucination of words
exhausted and sick

-kaa

rain falls gently now
making circles on the pond;
the day that it is

-jws


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sangha of misfits
folder of tattered sutras
becoming Buddha

-kaa

warm sun melts the snow
cat tracks slowly disappear
where do the cats go?

-jws

sun shining on snow
sparkling in many colors
red orange green blue

-jws

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sidewalks are icy
a few birds sing in the cold
feet go crunch, crunch, crunch

-jws


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backyard turkey flock
nest, eat, and roost together
maturing gobblers

-kaa

dawn breaks silently
colors of the sky changing
lover at my side


-kaa


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snow falls heavily
covering the world in white~
distant tree, red bird

~jws

dissolving thoughts
yet something subtle lingers
bike tracks in the snow

-kaa


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so tired, late at night
taking out trash in the snow~
sledding down the hill!

-jws

writhing like a snake
turned by a biting cold wind~
snow on the highway

~jws

spitting out lettuce
he's no vegetarian
cranky lil' turtle

-kaa

green chair in the yard
just where it sat last summer~
snow swirling around

-jws

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you shift your posture
ordinary, like breathing
rohatsu zazen

-kaa

bird on the feeder
grabs a seed and quickly flies~
sudden poof! of snow

-jws

late, rushing to work
no time to appreciate
slowly falling snow

-jws


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hanukkah candles
menorah of dancing light
remembering Bill

-kaa

koi swimming slowly
cold morning, ice on the pond
i touch my chapped lips

-kaa


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white sky, cold as stone
grey landscape, barren and bleak~
leaves circle and dance

-jws

soggy maple leaves
strewn idly in the wet grass~
snowflakes start to fall

-jws

even my turtle
who sits under a warm light
feels the chilly wind

-kaa


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we give and receive
in seventeen syllables~
poems fall like leaves

-jws

sun rises slowly
pink stripe across morning sky
the smell of coffee

-kaa


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voice quiet and strained
the old man speaks of the past~
green oxygen tube

-jws

chicken at road's edge
pecking dirt, head bobs slowly
fleeting dignity

-kaa


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walking in the woods
"when I was a little girl"
dad, daughter, oak leaves

-jws

cold wind and grey sky
yet here are the star-shaped leaves
of the sweet-gum tree

-jws

elusive essence
dreamt i was a paper cup
perfect conditions

OR

deep slumbering sleep
dreamt i was a paper cup
oddly intriguing

-kaa

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two friends side by side
they don't need to speak a word~
pair of old blue jeans

-jws

drops of rain hanging
at the tips of black branches
reflecting the sky

-jws

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cathartic newness
leaving behind ex-boyfriend
freshly-painted walls

-kaa

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under foggy moon
the night before Thanksgiving
burying hamsters

-kaa

the moldy pumpkin
perilously composting
smiles a toothless grin

-kaa


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silent, grey-white sky
trees standing quiet and still~
chickadees calling

-jws

the light was so bright
closed my eyes to remember
such a time as this

-kaa


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dark sky before dawn
heavy clouds, shifting slowly
now and then, the moon

-jws

monday morning rain
blown in from last night's full moon
purple umbrella

-kaa


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heavy, somber sky~
leaves come racing down the street
in a sudden wind

-jws

early morning fog
traffic light in the distance
man walking, head down

-kaa

awake before dawn
shadows undressing my mind
memory is cruel

-kaa

quiet before dawn
branches reach into the sky
one single bright star

-jws

bare trees all around
still, these cling to black branches~
yellow maple leaves

-jws


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playfully talking
wrinkled hands, animated
i forget her years

-kaa

sideways perch on wire
sequin-dressed trapeze artist
young red cardinal

-kaa


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driving late at night
jazz plays on the radio~
bare trees slipping past

-jws

my silly lover
poetic entrepreneur
writes about bare trees :)

-kaa


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tree branches, black, bare
thin lines etched in the night sky~
soft, hazy moonlight

-jws

smashing reflections
leaving a mountain of bones
he smiled at the moon

-kaa


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rain on the windshield
lights reflected on the road
in the car, dry leaves

-jws

like a Christmas star
atop a tall sycamore
one remaining leaf

-kaa


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deep blue sky grows dark
no leaves hang on black branches
just the quarter moon

-jws

first grade memories
split pea soup and milk for lunch
vomiting on Scott

-kaa


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riding on a bike
bright sunshine warms the body
cool in the shadows

-jws

red eyes, dry cracked lips
waking after a fever
i am a lantern

-kaa


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one leaf slowly falls
sun shines on quiet, bare trees
distant stream sparkles

-jws

frost on the back porch
footprints in the frozen grass
sun shines far away

-jws

sun, shadows, crickets;
leaves fall with hardly a sound--
whistle of a train

-jws


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headache and fever
lying under a blanket
the sun seems quite loud

-kaa

the dog pooped
glistening in mid-day light
on a crimson leaf


-kaa


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sun illuminates
trees of grey and black and brown
above, the blue sky

-jws


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something in the leaves
you can hear the scratch, scratch, scratch--
nothing to be seen

-jws

each face looks at me
small sutras being reborn
sardines in a can


-kaa


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just before sunrise
bare branches in silhouette
against a bare sky


-jws

nothing conceals you
of all things remembered
waking to your song


-kaa

digging potatoes
this spud has legs, starts to move
no--a little frog!

-jws

yellow ginkgo leaves
laid out like delicate fans
the pungent, sour smell


-jws


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frosted thistle weed
headlights of a passing car
pink sky of sunrise


-kaa

sparkling new firehouse
waiting for a disaster
boots in tidy rows


-kaa


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wind rustles the trees
racing leaves, jangling wind chimes
grey sky, motionless


-jws

a few days of rain
suddenly, the trees are bare
back porch full of leaves


-jws

warm coat, hat, scarf, gloves
going out in frosty air
the brilliant sunshine


-jws

shadow of a leaf
falls from shadow of a tree
shadow cat watches


-jws

blurry, tired eyes
been lookin' at too much stuff
bidding things adieu


-kaa

holding everything
sewage of ancestral strands
this too is of me


-kaa

never so lonely
my boyfriend brought me a gift
red, gold leaf


-kaa


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fallen maple leaf
fire-colored, red and yellow
edged in white by frost


-jws

chilly wind circles
basket of green tomatoes
caterpillar fur


-kaa

brown and yellow leaves
blown swiftly by a cold wind
chased by a small dog


-jws


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uh, do you like me?
inconclusive conclusion
response in silence


-kaa

urine-stained paper
your slowly-departing life
far off, she meows


-kaa

pale moonlight shining
wet leaves in the cold morning
shadows of branches


-jws


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in a dream, we laugh
Bach partita plays softly
drifting, we don't move


-kaa

ochre leaves falling
wondering about plan B
kept by a warm wind


-kaa

a sense of longing
waiting for something unknown
loose thread in my sock


-kaa

lying in the grass
of the old cemetery -
lovers in the sun


-jws