Failed Haiku #66

video chat

seeing the puppy

in motion

Susan Bonk Plumridge

Failed Haiku #66

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garter snake

but the snakes of home

are poisonous

child's drawing

a house that tells 

a different story

quiet song

by the river

spring green

avoiding close

conversations

still six feet apart

hair pulled back

covid-19 hairstyle

just might remain

Cold Moon Journal: By Susan Bonk Plumridge

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drizzle reaches

under the brim of my hat 

morning walk 

Susan Bonk Plumridge

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sunshine

off the water

trees shimmer

swallows

skimming the river

computer bug

warmth off the log

sitting beside the spring 

flowing river

Agatha Christie

mom's book waiting

for another moment

seven days

the pattern of life

repeats

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spruce buds

warming in the

sun

jack-in-the-pulpit

preacher husband still using

the phone to preach

trout lily

finding the sun

even in the woods

drizzle reaches

under the brim of my hat

morning walk

short socks

knitting fills the hours

at home

Failed Haiku #65

Mary's Hope

sitting to 

listen to you

preparations paused

prostrate

over my brother's death

Lazarus come forth

kneeling to

anoint your feet

death ahead

standing

as I watch you die

waiting for new life

 

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red tulip

the sunlight clears

the neighbours trees

licorice

a chickadee lands

to investigate

the bananas

sweeten over time

fruit fly

a walk

through deep darkness

tears release

the freedom

of unplanned competition

bicycle ride