Winter is upon us-poems

"Inside"

One cat on the sofa,
one cat on the rug.
Two cats in the wingback chair
locked in sleepy hug.

Sitting at the table,
I relish every bite
of cheese-on-rye while watching
the trees in icy white.
[PL - 2. 5. '14]
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"Drat it!"

"Nothing
in the feeder,"
says the daddy redbird,
"so I'll try the birdbath. It's full,
but cold."
[PL - 1. 4. ;15]
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Tanka

two bluebirds
filling up
on beautyberries
before
the temps drop
[PL - 1. 7. '15]
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Tanka

cardinal sips
under the rock
on the frozen
birdbath--
temps still falling
[PL - 1. 7. '15]
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