FOUR HAIKU FOR SPRING

Why these thoughts of spring?

Is it the smell of the air,

the light on the snow?

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For spring gardening,

to shake out the dried loam

from last fall’s shoes.

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Clear weather at last!

The gray hills are green again

& five miles nearer.

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He lies in the grass

& feels the kite above him

tugging at the string.

Marjory Bates Pratt