Joie de Vivre 1

Robins in birdbath
Ducking and splashing in turn
Sharing the pleasure

~dkm 174/365

Not in Kansas Anymore

Sunset in Georgia

Filtered through trees in slow time

Antidote to stress

~dkm 173/365

Oh Look!

There's a feminist
Swimming in the sea of trees
Behind Charis Books

~dkm 172/365

Cherry Tree Twist 2

An aura of light
Might as well have said welcome
With today's hello

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Cherry Tree Twist 1

I knew not this twist
Until Makayla, age nine
Painted it for me

Now I notice her
And every day since that day
She has greeted me

~dkm 170/365

For the Beauty and the Benefit

Lichen medallion
Changing carbon dioxide
Into oxygen

~dkm 169/365

On concrete meditation bench in backyard

Leather Leaf Import

I don't understand
Why so many people love
Mahonia shrubs

They grow in odd spots
They're thorny, they're not pretty
They're non-native weeds

Birds over-plant them
Lured by purple spring berries
Invasive species

~dkm 168/365

Morning Meditation

View from inside out
A study in gray and wet
Splash of rain on rail

~dkm 167/365

Bald Cypress

We planted a tree
With Sheila's ashes today
Poured with rain and tears.

~dkm 166/365

Decatur Cemetery

The Nature of New Year's Day

Walk, garden, lose weight
Sort through forgotten papers
Learn to bake yeast bread

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