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Review: The Cuckoo’s Haiku

14.10.2009

When seasons change, I get a strong pull to write poems. And the poems I tend toward are haiku. I also get a strong pull to read haiku. Another favorite picture book of mine is Michael J. Rosen’s The Cuckoo’s Haiku and Other Birding Poems, published by Candlewick Press. The watercolor illustrations by Stan Fellows capture [...]

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As If I Needed More Proof

24.09.2009

I get it. It’s fall. I can feel the cool change in the breeze. The red, orange, and yellow in the trees are obvious now. Leaves are falling. Those inclined to make their own declaration with pumpkin and chrysanthemum displays are growing daily. But I prefer nature to speak for itself. Like I wait for [...]

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Weeds Are Good

04.08.2009

There’s a window by my computer, and for months I’ve watched some weeds grow taller than the Black-eyed Susans. I kept meaning to pull them out (the weeds, not the Susans), but since there aren’t forty hours in the day, I just never got there. This morning, out of the corner of my eye, I [...]

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