A LOCAL GROUP
Some bring
the same "eats" each
time: chips & dip, homemade
pimento-cheese sandwiches, cake
--all loved.
As in
my Thanksgiving
"pot" that's always diff'rent
each month, I take something "off beat":
orange
slices,
peanuts (parched), or
pecan halves, Hershey bars,
summer sausage. This month, green, white
candies
left from
St. Patrick's Day
decorations, plus bars
of leftover frozen brownies.
Yay, Spring!
~ ~ ~ ~ (2017)
SONGBIRDS
After
the day-long rain,
the greening of the trees,
the chirping of the songbirds are
welcome.
"Tell it!"
the mockingbird
orates from the topmost
branch of the small redbud. "Sing it,
baby!"
But where
have the doves gone?
Why have they moved out of
earshot? First, the whipporwills, now
the doves.
(2016) ~ ~ ~ ~
woodpecker @ suet
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