After

after rain chill
petals shiver
in silence

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Photo: Tiger Lily, Indiana, c.b.w. 2018

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2020

Lavender

deep breaths
of lavender hush
the evening sky

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Photo: Arizona, c.b.w. 2018

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2020

footprints
touched by waves
fade with the sun

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Photo: St. Pete’s Beach, Florida, c.b.w. 2018

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2020

thump
a pine cone
drops

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Photo: Willamette National Forest, c.b.w. 2006

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2020

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