first skiff of snow-
a tidings of magpies
confer on hard ground
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Richard Stevenson
Richard Stevenson lives and teaches in Lethbridge in southern Alberta, Canada. He is the author of twenty books, including, most recently, Live Evil: A Homage To Miles Davis (2000), Hot Flashes: Maiduguri Haiku, Senryu, and Tanka (2001), and Parrot With Tourette's (2004).
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such somber kites
circling round and round …
raptores in flight
first snow
how apt the japanese
description of light makeup
Christmas night~
alone in the park
chrchbells chime
the bells fade~
the dark breeze echoes
the frog’s croak
a shooting star~
memories of unborn dawns
in fragrant dreams
darkness all around~
birds sparkle music
invisible bird light
nervous flighty blackbird
nest fallen to the ground …
three fledglings cry out
–
punctuating spanish moss
shady black cherry tree …
lurks the chinch