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Haiku

Leave a comment May 18, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Yellow desert rose
I expectantly await 
You prickly beauty

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Leave a comment May 11, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Roses, Spring's pure joy
Bring evenings full of regret
that the sun will set

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Leave a comment May 6, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Warm colors of spring
Like roses bursting forth
Sing, life renewed

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Leave a comment May 3, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Coyote lurking
Predator eyes lacking fear
The roadrunner flees


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Leave a comment April 30, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Waking to spring snow 
Falling overnight and then gone
Impermanence so

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Leave a comment April 28, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Waiting for the bloom
Willing the rose to spring forth
In a color rush

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Leave a comment April 21, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Miniature flowers
Bring life to sparse arid land
Joy to all beings






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Leave a comment April 20, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Cherry blossoms bloom
Birds sing of spring mountain snow
In harmony flow

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Leave a comment March 24, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
B
Blustering snowstorm
Birds cling incapable of flight
Daffodils lie down

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Leave a comment March 24, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Sitting in the snow
Meditating on whiteness
Blustering wind’s soul

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Leave a comment March 23, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Evil  of gunshots
Violence in souls cry out - help
Peace is possible

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Leave a comment March 22, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Daffodil's first blooms
And the sounds of spring's delight
Air's sweet aroma

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Leave a comment March 17, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Mantel of our lives
Lift up cherished memories
reflecting friendship

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Disordered

Leave a comment March 15, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Church mean in spirit
Spouting hate not love for others
What thistles you do grow

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Leave a comment March 15, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Lotus pond - nurse mind
Grown for beautiful caring
Body, mind, and spirit - ACT

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Leave a comment March 14, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Roadrunner perches
Excited by the blowing wind
Spots feast or fancy

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Leave a comment March 13, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN




Kachina spirit
Serenades pink clouds of Spring
Singing - desert rains

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Inchworm

Leave a comment March 11, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Inchworm, spring’s alpha
Lift and stretch; form omega
Lovely garden’s end

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Roadrunner waiting

Leave a comment March 9, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Still and statuesque
Sitting on a cloudy day
longing for a prey

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I see you

1 Comment March 8, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Summer gardens live
in the homes of cat owners
as winter salads


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Hopping into spring

Leave a comment March 7, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN




Hopping into spring
The intense desert sun warms
and nights return cold

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Chill the heartstrings

2 Comments March 6, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Staring in the door
A siamese cat tormentor lurks
Stop, chill the heartstrings

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Stare into the abyss

Leave a comment March 2, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Bright colors flicker
I stare into the abyss
of winter sunshine

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jazz cat

Leave a comment March 1, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Dreaming of jazz with
ten finger picks and no thumbs
A guitarist's soul

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Black and white

Leave a comment February 28, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Watch in black and white
The desert sands shift in sight
from the sky above

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Haiku – deep in the thorns

Leave a comment February 26, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Safe deep in the thorns
life begins and flourishes
And flights of songs rise

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Haiku Ready to spring

2 Comments February 25, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
I see you and pause
Walking in the sun alone
Ready to spring, gone

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haiku desire for spring

Leave a comment February 24, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Closer to the sun
Snow capped mountains defy
the desire for Spring

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Leave a comment February 23, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Cast off remoteness
The winter moon rises high
in the desert sky

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Haiku: Time to Run

Leave a comment February 22, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Alert and relaxed
The winter sun warms my wings
but road runners run

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