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Seasons in 17 Syllables: Winter to Spring

Seasons in 17 Syllables: Winter to Spring

Seasons in Seventeen Syllables

April 3, 2020

Tagged haiku, National Poetry Month, poems, spring

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Soft sun touching cold High eaves unbroken dripping February thaw

Sky gray-white flat close Cold drizzle softening ice Bitterness ebbing

Sodden-dark trunks rise Black mud soft-edged graying snow Green rhododendron

Sun-bereft morning Icy melting monochrome Evergreen broken

Gray-white hovers low Weeping away ice and snow Cold tears bear rebirth

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I think I should stay off social media for the res

I think I should stay off social media for the rest of the day. Before I sign off, here's this: I think of it as my weekend's SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO photo.

#wildstrawberries #hope
#peacemakingandpeacekeepingarenotthesame
#calledtobepeacemakers
#tired #lookforbeauty
#breathe #unplug

Gardening buddy #slug #somuchgreen #getoutdoors

Gardening buddy

#slug #somuchgreen
#getoutdoors
#findthebeauty

More sun after rain #raindrops #sunlight #periwin

More sun after rain

#raindrops #sunlight
#periwinkle
#bachelorsbutton
#dandelion
#findyoursunshine
#getoutdoors #breathe

Another picture from after the rain. I find this o

Another picture from after the rain. I find this one peaceful. And who couldn't use a little peace right now... #raindrops #hosta
#breathe

Here comes the sun... #sunlight #lilacs #bleedingh

Here comes the sun... #sunlight #lilacs
#bleedingheart
#sometimesiseebeautyeverywhere
#sometimesimnumb
#getoutdoors
#findthebeauty

I love taking pictures after rain #iris #spider #

I love taking pictures after rain

#iris #spider
#raindrops
#wildstrawberries
#getoutdoors
#findyoursunshine

Today's (hungry) honeybee pic... #ilikebees #feed

Today's (hungry) honeybee pic... #ilikebees
#feedthehoneybees
#groundivy

Another gorgeous morning. Spent some time with the

Another gorgeous morning. Spent some time with the bees, and saw this lovely lady in the bee patch.

#spider #dewdrops
#beautyofnature
#goodmorning
#getoutdoors
#feedthehoneybees
#protectthepollinators

Another summerlike spring day... at the beginning

Another summerlike spring day... at the beginning of unofficial summer... means more blooms in my yard. 😊 I saw my first dragonfly of the year, too.

#getoutdoors
#rhododendron
#lilyofthevalley
#pinktrillium
#lilac
#breathe
#findyoursunshine

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