Late Afternoon Storm Haiku
[Wilmington, NC]

Storm fells big branches
while gossamer lines linger—
the strand between us

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Long after strong rain
moves on, forgotten, moss on
branches remembers

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Light flickers inside and out.
Dove on shed roof hears
a thousand unseen frogs

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The day starts again
hours before dusk. In sunlight
palmetto fronds drip.