Dwarf Buddha Belly Bamboo
Grows
Slow
Unique texture
Canvas that is homegrown
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Dwarf Buddha Belly Bamboo
Grows
Slow
Unique texture
Canvas that is homegrown
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Relaxing
Aware
Great White Heron
Stops
For refreshing dip
In shallow water
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Weathered
Terracotta pot
Half full of rainwater
Miniature birdbath
Frogs splash
Mosquito eggs hatch
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Late afternoon
Large
Green
Iguana
Crawling
Across
Polished Japanese black stones
Stops
Sniffs
Dead frog’s bones
Again starts moving its feet
Looking for plant treats
Climbs up Golden Hawaiian bamboo
Another creature that occupies the Hermit Poet’s tropical garden zoo
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Trimming
Leggy
Hibiscus tree
Two black butterflies
Fluttering
Between
Red Flowers, green leaves and me
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Painting stepping stone walkway blue
Looks brand new
Cat walks across
Leaving paw prints
Giving me more work to do
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Rusting metal chair
Covered with vines not alone
Far corner garden
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Large ancient ficus tree
One small leaf falls to ground
Life continues on
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Ants find comfy home
Inside folds of staghorn fern
Stuck on sea grape tree
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Sailing on the ocean
Need open space
Sunny salt air has chiseled my face
Life on shore is a bore
Load up on supplies at the store
Free again once I leave port
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I have a new friend
Oversized
Lizard
Two white paint spots on gray skin
Last couple of weeks
Follows me around garden
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The old lady and her dog were always together until she died.
The dog now sluggishly walks head down with continuous watery eyes.
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Frogs rejoicing
Birds hiding
Afternoon heavy summer rains commencing
Hermit’s shack roof thankfully not yet leaking
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Sure, I enjoy flowers, sunshine, and the ocean breeze, but now I also look down to appreciate the beauty of the weeds.
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all-night
tiny lonely moth
visits me and my reading light
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Just before nightfall
Birds stop by to feed
Squirrels settle in the trees
Raccoons soon leave shack roof to eat
Tree frog stuck on metal shed wall
Light rain starts to fall
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seagull dies feathers fly
tropical storm passed by
sea turtle eggs hatch on beach
new life crawls to the sea
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seagull dies feathers fly
tropical storm passed by
sea turtle eggs hatch on beach
new life crawls to the sea
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Cracking
Soft shell pecans
Delicious
Juicy
Ripe
Peaches
Sitting
Waiting
For the fish to bite
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swiftly
climbing up tree
clawing
chewing
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coconuts
fall
1, 2, 3
squirrels
no longer hungry
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Late day
Shifting sun
Queen Palm shadows
Cool stone patio
Iguana chilling by Koi pond
Cat sits still inspecting Mahi Mahi on charcoal grill
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Tall cactus
Small pot
Windy days
Falls down to the ground
Years together
Intuition
Whispers
“Do not move cactus to larger container”
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Open garden gate
First light
Rabbit
Enjoys
Tasty
Heist
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Windy dusty day
Garden hit by wrecking ball
Cleanup
Cherish more tomorrow
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Termites munching
Plunderers who never look back
First-rate crew no slack
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Canopy layers
Endless shuffle to survive
Plants tussle for light
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Woodpecker
On
Stump
Crackerjack
Excavator
Maybe
“more efficient”
Than
Robots
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Abandoned snail shell
Bird picks at last tomato
Two weeks dry sky
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Once a month
Diligently
Hauling
Buckets
Black oil sunflower seeds
Up
Down
Tall
Ladder
Restocking
Multiple
Bird feeders
Stingy
Squirrels
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Lizard stretches tongue
Coconut floats in koi pond
Noisy Green Parrots
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Finches in a cage
Feeding breeding very safe
Will die if set free
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Rats smell homemade soup
Clawing biting can’t get through
Stymied inside roof
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Lessons from the tropical garden!
A decade ago
I dug a hole
Placed the young plant into the soil
Nature
Provided
Sunshine and rain
Alcantarea Imperialis never asked for anything and always gave beauty, including a final gift of a spectacular flower and new pups to carry on.
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Lessons from the tropical garden!
Marching
Consistently
Gaining
Territory
Bromeliads
Decompose
Negativity
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Thunder faraway
Lanterns along stone pathway
Bamboo starts to play
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Tide gone left behind smell
Airbrushed sky whispers goodbye
Horseshoe crabs mate
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Wake-up cool morning
Birds soon coming to visit
Feeders full for guests
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Cutting
Basil
Chives
Cilantro
Rosemary
Picking
Peppers
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Pole Beans
Pulling
Radishes
Scallions
Carrots
Beets
Dirt
Water
Love
Seeds
Provides most of the food we need.
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Night rain
Frogs
Croaking
Two owls snuggle trying to stay dry.
I’m under awning eating bowl of steamed vegetables and rice.
Soon
Mosquitoes
Bite
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