night flashes

February night
flashes of white —
sanderling bellies!

forsythia

whatever the date,
forsythia is spring —
a girl on her bike

original blessing

Every life is Divine
genuine and original

a Blessing shone again

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Today's OED word of the day for the erasure poem is 'republication.'

I'd like to ask them whether they throw darts to select these. In the past week, the words of the day have been decidedly ho-hum and on a slippery downhill slope ever since 'spaghetti,' I'd say.

sunshine valentine

February sunshine —
Mother Nature's valentine
to the Northwest

nearly empty

mystifying, life.

All Year Round
Leaning against the wall…

nearly empty
When Benevolence
overflows,
with small streams

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Today's OED word of the day, from which the erasure poem was taken, is 'tilt.' I fear for the current generation of game players who will not understand this citation:

1980 G. HAMMOND Reward Game xi. 157 ‘No, we've already been offered forty by Frank Hutch’ ‘That should make him light up and say “Tilt”,’ Keith said with satisfaction.

bitter oranges

oranges on the ground
next to the bocce ball court —
retirement

wednesday 3 february

the Estrellas
glazed pink by the rising sun —
moonset

tuesday 2 february

in Arizona
no shortage of shadows —
Groundhog Day

monday 1 february

Sometimes
hoping

ruthlessly.

intervals along a groove

intensity

stored inside

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Today's OED word of the day for the erasure poem was 'over-cut.'

sunday 31 january

inside glazed pots
blue sky reflections
in last week's rain

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Today's OED word of the day was 'lawyer.' Strangely enough, couldn't find a poem buried in that text.