Sunny, clear and cold,
We celebrate as of old…
A warm embrace
Fingers trace
On skin patterns bold!
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Hey–romantic ;love,
Being closer than in a glove…
The day we’re telling
Our heart swelling
Is for our turtle dove!
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Presents and cupcakes reign,
Romantic foods by design…
Baubles and things
Give love wings,
Or at least that’s the hoped for sign!
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–Jonathan Caswell
CORPORATE FLOWER GARDENS
At my work site in the city,
Flowers are mighty pretty….
Each designed display
A verdant bouquet,
The ways of someone witty.
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Most hybrids, one can tell,
Have little or no smell…
Near the entrance are these
Nice olfactories
That entice visitors well.
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Imaginative this year,
More so, these groupings appear…
Inevitable contagion–
Economic persuasion,
Of confidence for this year!
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Arrangements like fireworks
With all the floral perks…
Declare the command,
Come join the band–
Our products are in upward spurts.
–Jonathan Caswell
WARM WEATHER HAIKU
Air conditioners
Softly flowing night time wind…
Cool enough, without.
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Parking in the shade,
Handicapped zone is filled up…
Worth the extra walk.
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Wild families grow,
No fishercats seen this year…
The woods hide many lives.
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Flowers open wide,
Bees work among the petals…
Aroma lures all.
–Jonathan Caswell
THE CARING BOSS
A Probe worker gave us flowers
With candy in a glass vase that towered…
On-and-off lights
To show she delights
In Security guys o’er the hours.
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Our boss, the caring guy,
Didn’t want sugar levels sky-high…
So gave the whole thing away
The very next day,
The only thing (?) that was fair.
–Jonathan Caswell
FLOWERS TOWERING HIGHER
Daffodils and iris wink
At dandelions who think…
They were first in fallow
Ground too shallow
On the edges of a former ice rink.
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Flowers reach for the sun,
Phototropism’s how it’s done…
Stems bend the way
To catch full sun’s rays,
Turn the pot to straighten them some.
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Dandelions are good for wine,
And greens eaten fresh are fine…
But wait too long
And the smell is strong
Of other “seasoning” in time!
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Dandelions growing early in the year
Reach for the sky when stems appear…
But cut down frequently
The stems grow short to be,
To produce seed parachutes in the clear.
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Magnolia trees blossom North and South,
In the North before the awakened cotton mouth*…
That fragrance in the breeze
May cause someone to sneeze,
But is enjoyed by me and my spouse!
–Jonathan Caswell
* cotton mouth….a poisonous water snake.
APRIL HAIKU
Frost hides in shadow,
Cold sunshine sublimes black ice…
Lilies stick out tongues!
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Motorcycles parked,
Club-ride snakes long–through downtown–
Traffic: parade rest!
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Passover chicken,
Roasted lambs in short supply…
No time for lamb care.
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Easter Bunny’s eggs,
Hung on trees seasonally…
Plastic stocks gain ground.
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Bird migrations start,
Robins parse out snowy lawns…
Geese and ducks’ pit stop.
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Peeper frogs’ fast love,
Amphibians unfreezing…
Deer savor new shoots!
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New shoes and dresses,
Everyone radiates life…
Springtime dress in flowers!
–Jonathan Caswell
A LITTLE FLORAL MAGIC
A little floral magic
Is going on right now…
Green stalks producing flowers
Grow up, I don’t know how;
They are not from a hothouse
But temperatures will climb,
All seem to come up by themselves
And have–in quick-step time!
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It really is no magic–
Just God’s creation plan–
As weather gets warmer
The plants hear the command…
To start the growing season
As winter is finally gone,
The answer to our prayer shoots forth
To beautify the lawn!
–Jonathan Caswell
FLOWERS OPENING AT SPRING-TIME
Driving on the way to work
I saw a flower op’ning…
Running along the near sidewalk
With ponytail behind jolting.
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Oh, to be young and fresh once more,
To run in sheer abandon…
Crocuses and dandelions too
Will push up as though random!
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I cannot run like that,
It is not of my choosing…
I have grown too stiff and fat
And my youth I’m losing!
–Jonathan Caswell
CORPORATE SIGNS OF WINTER
One knows when all flowers are gone,
Snow soon may cover the lawn…
Canopy sideboards
Cover the walk toward
Employee entrances quick-drawn.
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An entrance heating blower
Assaults ears with its roar…
As weather turns cool
The fashionable coo,
At new stuff they take from the drawer.
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Most geese are flying in vees,
And different birds tweet in trees…
Birdseed supplies
Look for winter skies,
And the pond fountain’s ready to leave.
–Jonathan Caswell
By the Mighty Mumford 