Four Legs Per

Dismissing its head
I count seventeen segments
Sixtyeightipede

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Rainy day in The Wayback

Sporophytes

Fragile stems of moss
Quietly reproducing
Under the arbor

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Aggressive Whinny

Of robin chasing
card'nal into bush and out
Clearly not lovesong

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Spring-loaded Lovesong

Meow of goldfinch
Reminder of towhee
Mimic of mockingbird
Pleasing

Caw of jay
Rasp of crow
Whinny of robin
Alarming

Trill of warbler
Twitter of wren
Chortle of bluebird
Endearing

Shriek of hawk
Hoot of owl
Rattle of woodpecker
Haunting

Repetition of titmouse
Feeble of phoebe
Demanding, enriching
And thrilling

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Cat vs Mockingbird?

Something happened here
Brutality of nature
Rain-soaked gray feathers
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Winter Light

The first day of sun
After many days of rain.
Cherry tree shadows
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Cedar Waxwing Time

Bare pear treetop full
of mask-faced whistlers on the
move across Kansas
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Photo credit: Barb Koontz
in Newton, Kansas

Yesterday's Grand Rain

Six inch layer of
leaf mulch pushed by rivulet
How a canyon starts
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The Wayback after heavy rain

Make Way for Daffodills

Heavy clumps of brown
leaves pushed up by jonquil shoots
in search of sunlight
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Otherworldly

Blackbird hovering
Ominous flutter reveals
shocking red secret

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