NEW in 2018 - poems & pics

A Dragon fruit appeared in a fruit bowl, thanks to Billy

January 20

MID-JANUARY CLOUDS

First day

in many that

the birdbath water's not

frozen But where are the birds this

morning?

At two,

the birds appeared.

My, my! They must have slept

longer than I did. The snow's gone,

hooray!

~ ~ ~

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

One-year

festivities

for the president spoiled

by a Congress stalemate causes

shutdown.

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January 18

The sun's

melting snow from

roofs, but the freezing temp

turns the thaw into icicles

on eaves.

~ ~ ~

Robin

standing on ice

drinks from a sun-thawed patch

in the birdbath. Temp rising by

mid-day.

~ ~ ~

January 16

"15

degrees; feels like

three," the online weather

proclaims. In this old house, the temp's

50!

~ ~ ~

January 15

Six sips

before flying,

the mockingbird looks for

food during the warm spell before

the snow.

~ ~ ~

January 13

WHAT A BURDEN

wearing

a 3-pound crown

precludes Her Majesty

from looking down while orating:

it'd fall!

~ ~ ~

CHINA'S . . .

effort

to regulate

spiritual life of

its folk by razing two Christian

churches.

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c 2018, PL, dba lovepat press, Benton AR