Posted in just a scribble, Poetry 2010 - present, tagged attention, bees, busy-ness, humor, just a scribble, poem, Poetry, robins, spring on February 22, 2020| 39 Comments »
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She tells him with glee
that the robins have arrived
right on time
and the first honeybees
are busy in the heather.
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He pretends to listen
but she knows he doesn’t hear –
he’s busy paying bills
also right on time
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so as usual
she just notes the new arrivals
on her calendar
and mentions them
in the rough draft
of a poem.
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© 2020 Betty Hayes Albright
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Posted in just a scribble, Poetry 2010 - present, tagged frost, ice, just a scribble, news, poem, Poetry, silence, sublimation on October 28, 2019| 35 Comments »
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After the freeze
a silent sun
draws ice to vapor
skipping the melt
into water.
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Just the headlines
please.
I don’t watch
the news
anymore.
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© 2019 Betty Hayes Albright
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(just a scribble….)
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