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Sandhill Crane

Autumn approaches Southern warm breezes whisperCranes answer the call Naturalist Weekly micro-season of “The Wagtail Calls” “This week’s haiku invitation is to write a haiku or senryu that references a shorebird or water bird in autumn.” I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation XXIX

Wildlife

Denzil’s Nature Photo Challenge #28: Wild animals

Adult Children

Letting go is challengingAdult childrenChildren with childrenInvariably on my mindConfronted with life’s strugglesGuidance provided – followed or ignoredMeaningful lessons are learned through experienceThis I must remind myselfAs they endeavor to find their way W3 Prompt #72: Wea’ve Written Weekly’s poet of the week Nigel, prompts us to:

Thistle

Perfect purple puffPollinators paradiseProlific produceBeautiful bearerBird beaks bombard blooms’ best brood Benevolent bliss Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)

Sunday Interrupted

A lovely lazy Sunday morning with nothing to do but watch the day unfold. I indulge in a second cup of coffee, extracting the newspaper’s comic section. Knock, knock! Sigh… I open the front door with much trepidation and am handed an envelope by a twitchy courier. Stamped on the back is the distinctive hallmarkContinue reading “Sunday Interrupted”

Hallways

Prompted by Cee’s CWWC: Any type of Walk

Tufted Titmouse

Overlooked is the little gray birdWhose bright colored friends are often preferredBut this little bird won’t be deterredAs it barely conceals its tufted head. For I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation XXVIII

Little Critters

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC) – Close Up or Macro.

Beach Holiday

Bound to an office chair Eager to departAfter work I’m going whereChilling out is an artHeading for the beach!Brain is not on dutyAfternoon is dragging onLeave early? Absolutely!Later gators – I am goneSee you in a week! (If I still have a job) W3 Prompt #71: Wea’ve Written Weekly’s poet of the week, Willow, promptsContinue reading “Beach Holiday”

Heavy Burden

I carry the world upon my shoulderIts burdens on my back Faith carries me forward Though I cannot continue on faith aloneGrant me a sliver of evidenceEmpirical proofThat I am on the right trackThen my load shall be lightened Sadje’s What do you see # 202- September 4, 2023 Reena’s Xploration Challenge #295 dVerse hostContinue reading “Heavy Burden”