Effluent Waste Drainage Ditch
Effluent Waste Drainage Ditch
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Daily walk upon
picturesque marshland along
effluent waste ditch.
Repetitive walk
these Haiku for modern times
solution for waste.
Five crows on a roof
where they stare down upon me
sit and bear witness.
Stop to contemplate
green effluent waste plant life
massive ditch by wall.
Swamprose Marshmallow
wild Mallow near the belly
of changing wetland.
Cardinal Flower
colorful blend recognized
as the first bloom seen.
Pickerel Weed bloom
follows a close second
upon vision’s path.
Facilitate change
the chemistry of plant life
alterniflora.
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Spartina Patens
creates patterns on marshland
moss to spacious leaf.
Seedling to full grown
Leocharis Pilustris
within each cattail.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
ancient surface area
reflected like flint.
Green Arrow Arum
carbon and heavy metals
metabolism.
Broken down carbon
compounds release poisons
lush Purple Loosestrife.
Mild Marsh Marigold
here a yellow flower grows
from effluent waste.
A busy lifestyle
creates the waste and yearns for
still Yellow Lotus.
Daily walk upon
picturesque marshland along
effluent waste ditch.
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A fragile looking
small fragrant Water Lily
in the waste alone.
Against Button Brush
lies large decayed cardboard box
decomposition.
My thoughts center on
brown tip Cattail in the wind
spell silent cursive.
A rusted tin can
Spartina and Sedago
consume soft metal.
Northern Blue Flag
over waste community
near small Swallow nest.
Wren dodge in and out
so quickly in the Soft Rush
to search for a meal.
Watch Common Bone Set
find a place among the waste
among the debris.
Miles of Swamp Milkweed
sometimes interrupted by
sullen rubber tire.
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Dry Desert Saltgrass
reaches away from the muck
lifts towards the sunlight.
All Arrow Arum
heavy metal and carbon
catabolism.
Skunk Cabbage covers
area free from wild grass
diverse living space.
Tip my hat to the sun
in presence of Royal Fern
bow to accept gift.
Present of Sweet Flag
blossoms from all wildflowers
cover the basin.
Five crows on a ledge
each one stares down upon me
stare and bear witness.
Return to my walk
write haiku for modern times
find waste solutions.
Daily walk upon
picturesque marshland along
effluent waste ditch.
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I love reading your Haiku poetry, Jamie. You are a master at it. Well done.