Sunday Haiku

tropical storm’s rain
has gone northeast at long last
leaving wet cellars

a lot of hard work
tense until the final out
springtime baseball game

damp drizzle of spring
right now is just the best thing
buds set to explode

drips in the bucket
maple sap runs well with spring’s
temperature swings

License Plate Poetry

Drknss fds t dwn.
Th rbn’s n th lwn,
Skng rly fd
T tk bck t t’s brd.

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Darkness fades to dawn.
The robin’s on the lawn,
Seeking early food
To take back to it’s brood.

there’s very thick fog
over melting snow patches
winter hiatus

crusted snow outside
but not too much to shovel
smaller than forecast

leaves, like a lawn’s rug
moved off to the compost pile
a rite of autumn

contend in autumn
a quadrennial event
to choose a leader

no artifice here
snow is on the ground right now
winter has arrived