Blackberry winter, et al.

blackberry winter
raising the window
to hear the rain
~~~(2012)

blackberry winter
owl calling
just before dawn
~~~(1999)

blackberry winter
a whippoorwill
at dawn
~~~(2001)

sixty years ago
whippoorwills called from woods
that are now backyards
~~~(2012)

Though no
whippoorwills call
during summer evenings,
thank goodness, the doves still 'coo' from
the woods.
~~~(2012)

a brown thrasher bathes
we continue visiting
around the table
~~~(2001)

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