so tired at day's end~
finding rejuvenation
taking out the trash

~jws

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waiting at the light
feeling your hold without touch
honking grows louder

-kaa

nondescript movement
shadows flash at the window
thoughts, sight, or both?

-kaa

patches of blue sky
mild air melts the snow below
clouds melt overhead

-jws

curled up, feeling cold
your side of the bed: empty
thinking about you

-jws

air so cold it stabs
like the icicles which hang
daggers from the roof

-jws

shadow of the trees
on the walk, and the brick wall~
proof there is a sun!

-jws

the air became still
nothing left but his fragrance
our gentle embrace

-kaa

shovel in the snow
at the end of the driveway~
waiting for a job

-jws

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dog licking his foot
i watch him quite closely and
wait for a poem

-kaa

woke with contacts in
fuzzy, rainbow-crested world
gift of the mistake

-kaa

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hushed and soft and still~
all the edges of the world
rounded off by snow

-jws

going nowhere fast
buried under snow and ice~
the red plastic sled

-jws

this frigid morning
ice crystals on the car roof
like small white feathers

-jws

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police blotter reads
"hungry ghost abducts a man"
both caught shoplifting

-kaa

after the snow storm
melting ice runs like warm tears
in the mild sunshine

-jws

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poor, tired, angry
eyes of the disenfranchised
facebook and twitter

-kaa

olive green fleece cap
frames his small cherublike cheeks
bright red snow cherries

-kaa

belted red trench coat
snuggly tucked around her waist
wating for spring rain

-kaa

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stars, like shards of ice
frozen, hard, and glittering~
such distant fire

-jws

bundled in winter
separated at the stem
daisies in a vase

-kaa

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small birds have been here~
on the surface of the snow
their little footprints

-jws

white snow white sky white
snow white sky brown trees white sky
white snow white sky white

-jws (with das)

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water ice water
beautiful simplicity
dripping icicles

-kaa

black cat with arched back~
silhouette in the window
against snow-white world

-jws

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i glance longingly
end of its usable life
laptop battery

-kaa

bathroom is littered:
advil, nyquil, sudafed...
debris from a cold

-jws

footsteps crunch loudly
the world made quiet by snow
breathing ice-cold air

-jws

girl in the doorway
she turns towards the warm bright room
behind her, snow swirls

-jws

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sunflower night light
pretending to be the sun
under a full moon

-kaa

smell of your t-shirts
we used to breathe together
and you liked ice cream

-kaa


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Super 8 Motel
just $35.99~
bright sign, cold dark night

-jws

snow falls in fine flakes
flock of birds calls from the trees~
bunch of cold robins!

~jws

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i told her secrets
my snow woman named Lulu
one day she melted

-kaa

between the houses
in this simple neighborhood
deer tracks in the snow

-jws

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love comes from within -
ya think so? chips with flaxseed
i smile at my lunch

-kaa

blue swimming pool floor
in the distance, bright-eyed bird
up close, gray fungus

-kaa


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napping in the car
kept warm by a brown blanket
raindrops on the roof

-jws

under ice and snow
are the roots of trees nestled
in the moist warm earth?

-jws

in the mornin' sun
cardboard pops from the toaster
gluten-free waffles

-kaa


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mournful train whistle~
shadow of the prayer flags
fluttering on snow

-jws

the homeward journey
sits under the Bodhi tree
bird poop on his head

-kaa


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motionless grey sky
snowy fields and leafless trees~
flowing stream of cars

-jws

white paper airplane
a catawampus landing
library table

-kaa


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snow falling slowly
lazy flakes drifting sideways
riding on a breeze

-jws

he's speed dial 2
and says she's speed dial 3
modern-day romance

-kaa


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small brown mouse freezes
on the surface of the snow~
racing to the shed

-jws

night-time parking lot~
snow swirling in a blue light
around the street lamp

-jws

an inch deep in snow
it waits patiently for spring~
frozen bicycle

-jws

quiet house at dawn
except for sounds of breathing
gaggle of teen girls

-kaa

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peeling an orange
dark sky shifts slowly towards light
steaming coffee cup

-jws

blue fractal patterns
a snowflake-crystalled window
ice flakes conceal dusk

-kaa


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new snow on the trees
new trees underneath the snow~
all things just born now

-jws

"when you lose your spouse,
all you have is God," she said,
"and television."

-jws

forty-eight year old
coffee cup, watches the snow
her mom drank sweet tea

-kaa


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sitting quietly
looking at a dresser drawer~
lines in the wood grain

-jws

car in the distance
leaves skittering on the road
now and then, a bird

-jws

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she spoke of her day
of scary white kids who cut
pierced tongues sharing pain

-kaa

stars in the night sky
sparkling, crystal clear, and cold
endless web of light

-jws

you’ve made me someone
who won’t sentence you to death
karma is your snitch

-kaa

pumpkin in the yard,
Christmas tree in the window~
holiday build-up

-jws

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lost in sleepy dreams
bubbles of thought keep bursting
leaving only this

-jws

tinsel, confetti
washing lip-stained champagne flutes
recalling each guest

-kaa

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the cold was bitter
on the day my father died~
now, warm memories

-jws

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


----------

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


----------

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


----------

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


----------

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


----------

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


----------

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


----------

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


----------

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


----------

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

-jws

my silly lover
poetic entrepreneur
writes about bare trees :)

-kaa


----------

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


----------

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


----------

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