Three poems (two haiku and one tanka) were published in the winter issue of Kokako, 2021. I have a real fondness for this journal because I love all things Kiwi. New Zealand is a beautiful country with such great people. They have a very active poetry community, and Kokako is a beautiful journal to be part of.
1.
snow drifts ~
the wild wind’s
last brief fling
2.
woodland colours
now grow pale
winter light
3.
arranging zinnias
in an old milk jug,
this pandemic silence
urges me to notice
the simplest things
Note: Photo of Zinnias (c) 2021 by Park Seeds
A Poet in Time 
Beautiful!
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I love these. I lived two years in New Zealand at one, mostly north shore of Auckland. Loved it there.
Ah, how lucky you are. I’ve visited there and found it to be all I’d hoped for. That was 21 years ago.
For me it was 50 years ago. I had intended to live the rest of my life there but I couldn’t escape Victoria (Canada). All according to The Plan……
Victoria—another beautiful place. 🕊
Beautiful poems, all of them.
The zinnias are a riot of color. How exuberant!
Thank you, Mary Jo. 🤗
Beautiful.
Thanks so much. 🤍