Not sure we heard him the first time,

that owl teaches us

what it means to give a hoot.

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Two angry squirrels

fight. Nearby, two cardinals kiss.

It takes all kinds.

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At the pond’s edge stood

a Wild Blue Herron

examining the water 

beneath his feet before

he flew off in search of

something better in the sky.

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We’re in for days of gray skies

and rain. Nature rejoices,

but kids and parents complain.

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Those white butterflies

flutter here and there,

dancing to a tune

only they can hear.

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Knox and the cats gave

me a Mothers’ Day treat by

letting me sleep for

an extra  five minutes  before

their howling and meowing

for breakfast  began.

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Honeysuckle’s sweet smell

carries me back through time.

I’m five years old

and Ricky Peacock is showing me

how to sip honey like a bee.

Then we spot a rabbit and hop

off after him, hoping to find his burrow,

but he is cleverer than we are 

and also very fast.