Category: Photography
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Anticipation Syndrome
Anticipation Syndrome stomach juices oozinggetting ready for thatmeal – that habitual meal intellect dictates thatI can go for dayswithout food no real harm stomach juices keeptelling my brainI’m hungryI’m starvingI’m dying just habit Pavlovian response anticipationsyndrome –LE 4/5/25 PS: I’ve been ‘intermittent fasting’ for years, but it’s been awhile since I did a water fast…
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Cool April Morning Ride
Cool April Morning Ride a cool April morning witha few puffy-white cloudsabove the surrounding mountainswhile the sky above isa translucent blue explosions of yellow bloomsdraping various trees and bushesin the mazes edging both sidesof the Tucson Loopeven in the dry riverbed early Brittlebushalready gone blousywhile the yellow explosionsof Palo Verde are stilla few weeks away…
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Open Windows
Another from my first Haiku Colletion in the late ’90s Open Windows Wasting away inpoly-something cubes —Windows NT for our light –LE
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Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson
Sweetwater Wetlands reclaimed wastewater pumpedinto holding ponds and let settle diverted to the wetlands throughsoil, plant, and microbial filters ducks, frogs, insects,flora and fauna of all description work their purifying magic on itfiltering the sweet water into the aquifer below –LE – 3/30/25 PS: The Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson, originally built in 1996, is a…
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The Tucson Loop In Spring
The Tucson Loop In Spring the dazzling morning suntilts in 30 degreesoff the eastern horizonwith Aries as backdrop long shadows crossthe north/south pathand the cloudless brightblue sky goes on forever reclaimed water cutsa zigzag path downthe western edge of theotherwise dry Santa Cruz the surrounding mountainsseen through the brightgreen veils of newMesquite leaves a couple…
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Leave Sleeping Dogs Undisturbed
Old Che-Che Old dog nappingIn morning sunshine suits meJust fine –LE – 3/26/25
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Explosion Of Homelessness
Explosion Of Homelessness Since I arrived in TucsonThe number of homeless hasIncreased by at least five times Unless something is doneI expect the dry riverbed will becomeA homeless community end to end And then whatWhen the monsoons comeAs they surely will, sooner or later? Only one answerEat the rich and theirLickspittles governing us For their…
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Oleander Wraps
Oleander Wraps snow-white, pink, or violet blossomsadorn and weigh downlong swaying stemsdense with jade-green leaf-blades a beautiful wrapdraping the garden wallessence of deadly teas ever so prettyon a bright sunny day but not every pretty thingis safe to chew on so look and enjoy the sightbut please don’t ingest –LE – 3/19/25
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Third Day Of Spring?
Third Day of Spring? High temp forecast is 8390s for the rest of the week‘Spring’ in Tucson AZ High dappled cloud-sheersHazy sunshine washingMountains and ravines Landscape filled withBright yellows andEmerald-greens Beer-keg and whiskey-barrelSized GreasewoodsBows heavy with tiny Bright yellow blossoms and budsSalt and peppered lavishlyAcross them Once blowsy, BrittlebushSporting new blooms asVernal splendor explodes Road…
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Her Scented Bed
From my first Haiku Collection – late 1990s Her Scented Bed In her scented bedPassion’s tides recede and rise —The fan moans softly –LE
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