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Carolyn Hall
nesting owls —
who would I be
if I had stayed
Mariposa #29, Autumn/Winter 2013
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dogwood blossoms
Mom's ashes
lighter than expected
Frogpond 23.1, Winter 2009
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the meds
kick in —
daffodils
Mariposa #25, Autumn/Winter 2011
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how to dress her
for eternity —
blossom rain
Heron's Nest XIII:1, March 2011
2nd Runner-up Heron's Nest Readers' Choice Awards
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you can forget
how to ride a bike
autumn leaves
1st Place, 2011 San Francisco International Haiku Contest
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telephoto lens —
the loon's call
comes into focus
Heron's Nest XIII:4, December 2011
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military crackdown
a cloud of starlings
shrouds the sun
Frogpond XXXI:1, Winter 2008
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white wind the eyes of the dead seal missing
Roadrunner VIII:1, February 2008
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Mother's Day
the commotion in the tree
becomes a heron
Mariposa #18, Spring/Summer 2008
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slave cemetery
the tug of the current
on willow fronds
Heron's Nest V:6, June 2003
Editors' Choice Poem of the Year
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so suddenly winter
baby teeth at the bottom
of the button jar
Heron's Nest VII:1, March 2005
Grand Prize, Heron's Nest Reader's Choice Awards
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indian summer
a maple leaf drawn back
into the eddy
Heron's Nest III:10, December 2001
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twilight
the poultry truck returns
with empty cages
Heron's Nest V:8, August 2003
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grosbeak's song
I brush on one more
wall color sample
Honorable Mention, 2003 Drevniok Contest
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spilt milk
spreading along the grout lines
morning chill
Heron's Nest II:5, May 2000