Hum

the stream hums
in tandem with whispering
pine trees

 

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Photo: Near Payson, Arizona, c.b.w. 2007

Words: c.b.w. 2020

Shade

a cool patch
of shade where
the trail bends

 

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Photo: Forest Park, Portland, Oregon, c.b.w. 2015

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2016

 

Pocket

a pocket of blue
sky brightens
muddy water

 

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Photo: McCloud Nature Park, North Salem, Indiana, c.b.w. 2015
Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2015

Morning

sand sparkles leaves glimmer morning sun

 

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Photo: Forest Park, Portland, Oregon, c.b.w. 2015
Words: monoku, c.b.w. 2015

Magic

morning brings magic

to wooded paths

and open sidewalks

silence slowly fades

to steaming coffee cups

and chatty birds

dawn’s white sky

trickles through leaves

reflects on windows

until the blue of day

chases the clouds

and daily joggers

There in plain sight

a waking sun

sprinkles the shadows

with glittering light

Inviting a pause

to seize the magic

of a new day

 

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Photo: Forest Park, Portland, Oregon, c.b.w. 2015
Words: c.b.w. 2015