The January Dwellers

A Glimpse of Chollas and a Haiku of Woodpeckers

January flirts:
two woodpeckers are whirling
round and round a post.

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The Quietude of Chollas

How quietly
The chollas watch the morning;
Their tumbled elf locks
Glow bright yellow
Against the rain-dark gray
Of the winter clouds.
A few drops fall gently;
The chollas smile shyly.

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