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