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Christmas Eve, Morning (40)

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Riba
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Big waning daylight moon

Full heart greeting

my mother’s tree glistens in the window.

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Posted in Daily life, Family, Gratitude, Home, Life, Love, Nature, People, Personal, Poems, Travel, Writing | Tagged haiku, peace, poetry, waning moon | Leave a reply

Wistful (39)

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Riba
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At night 120 miles away my solar Christmas lights

glow and arc in the bougainvillea

silent and dear without me.

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Posted in Daily life, Home, Life, Love, Memory, Musings, Personal, Poems, Reflections, Thoughts, Travel, Writing | Tagged haiku, peace, poetry | 4 Replies

Winter Solstice Eve (38)

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Riba
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I sit at the train station beside my bags

cold metal bench at sunset, purple Christmas gloves

the almost full moon watching over my shoulder as I type.

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Desert Winter (37)

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Riba
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Warm under blankets in the early twilight

cold air on my face

sparrows sing outside the open window.

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Surprised (36)

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Riba
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The bougainvillea rustles, and

a young Cooper’s hawk hops out

hoping for a sparrow.

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False Dawn (35)

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Riba
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Standing still on this rain dark morning

I see light in one small corner of the sky

As if today our sun will rise in the northwest.

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Endorsement (34)

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Riba
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I turn toward hope, and then

the half moon and I watch three silent ravens

wing across the daylight sky.

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