lilac raindrops

pulling down the branch
to smell the early lilacs
it baptizes me

april sky

sunbeams and
storm clouds
have a tug-of-war
in the april sky

morning rain

endeavour to find
the gate
in the grace
of morning rain

Dare not hesitate
a moment.

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The OED word of the day is "request." I would certainly have liked to know the context of a Sunday Express citation: "If reincarnation is requestable then I'd like to come back as a penguin."

becoming Poetry

clustered beautifully,
willows by the water
becoming Poetry

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The unlikely OED word of the day for the erasure poem is 'doddered.'

light and dark

light and dark layers
form and reform across
the april sky

good times

sweet though old
May you remember
What had you for breakfast
And Every-day Good Times
/Easter eggs

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As always, today's erasure poem comes courtesy of the Oxford English Dictionary's word of the day: "hot cross bun."

Jazz

a perfect evening
born when the wind
created Jazz
before heading north

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The OED word of the day for the erasure poem is 'alternative.'

windy day yoga

on a windy day
trilliums barely quiver —
yin yoga practice

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Today's haiku is dedicated to my yoga teacher Sally :)

fools & forecasts

sun shower sun
clouds sun rain clouds sun sun rain —
april fools

a gusty day

Life

a chance
to dodge through
a gusty, raw day in spring
awakened

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The OED word of the day for the erasure poem was perfect for the last day of March: 'whip.'