Haiku Moments

[freedombecki]

xeriscaping helps
desert lands hum with wild birds
butterflies and moths

ibid, p. 28

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[freedombecki]

water for wildlife
provides essential method
natural cleansing
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[freedombecki]

fishes in the lake
provide protein for large birds
around their campfires
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[freedombecki]

without fresh water
plants could not make sweet nectar
to feed hummingbirds
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[freedombecki]

kind thoughtful planning
would include hiding places
elusive covers
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[freedombecki]

genetic shyness
may protect well-covered nest
from harsh predators
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[freedombecki]

herbal essences
health of the body and mind
wild flower garden
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[freedombecki]

fruit draws butterflies
birds and dear herbivores rare
overripe or fresh
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[freedombecki]

never kill spiders
place them in gardens, voila
pests depreciate
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[freedombecki]

shrub rows may provide
berries, flowers and green food
hiding places grand
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[freedombecki]

dead vegetation
leave it as food habitat
insects become food​

 

[freedombecki]

chinaberry leaves
food storage insecticide
toxic to humans
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[freedombecki]

great egret's flight path
never fails to make sweet love
to vapid senses​

 

[freedombecki]

restore native vines
continental animal
life's benefactors

clematis, wild grape
poison ivy, dutchman's pipe
twining snapdragon

crossvine, greenbriar
passionflower, pepper vine
virginia creeper

orange honeysuckle
wisteria frutescens
of america

native plants provide
mammals antioxidants
healthy habitat

avoid invaders
no friend of animals here
destroying their food

toadies are sure cures
for slugs and dread insect pests
princes of the realm

ibid, pp 65-79
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[freedombecki]

one small candle light
loving sorrow for a thought
of a dear mother


warning signs of strokes:

• Sudden confusion
• Trouble speaking or understanding speech
• Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, hand, or leg (especially on one side of the body)
• Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes (such as double vision, blurred vision, or blindness)
• Sudden trouble walking
• Sudden dizziness or lightheadedness
• Sudden loss of balance or coordination
• Sudden, severe headache with no known cause
• Vomiting
• Seizures (in a small number of cases).

get to a hospital
asap

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[freedombecki]

bright red cardinal
disappears into branches
holly tree harbor
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[freedombecki]

great new visitor
cormorant lands on the shore
the catch of today
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[freedombecki]

wheel of eight colors
hot pink red orange yellow green
turquoise blue purple


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[percysunshine]

wheel of eight colors
hot pink red orange yellow green
turquoise blue purple


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A cog of grey shades
mostly transparent color
is still a grey wolf​

 

[freedombecki]

Nice work, percysunshine. I'd planned to come back
and work on a values verse. Are you a little psychic?
...just wondering...