Some haiku

walking to the pond:
the chatter of gadwalls
guiding my steps

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lonesome cloud---
moving towards the mountain
as I move away

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afternoon storm clouds
approaching overhead---
the earth stops moving

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up too early
after dreaming all night
the loss of you

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outside my window
desert wind tries to get in
again . . . again

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my wife's daffodils
starting to bloom today:
stops me where I stand

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afternoon storm:
counting seconds between
lightning and thunder

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a pointed moon
above the mesa---
small consolation

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morning ritual---
tea and reading as I wait
for my poems

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awake at midnight
the house calm again
after a dog's bark

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nothing in my mind
worth sharing this morning---
my apologies

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this morning's big news---
talking about the eclipse
I slept through

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alone at my desk:
a cold wind pushing its way
towards Ely

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awake before dawn
boiling water for tea:
anticipation

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dark clouds over head---
too many poets today
cannot see them pass

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sitting in the dark
asking which will come first---
sunrise or birdsong.

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this cat's insistence:
making a few lines of verse
quite impossible