Robert Demaree- Three Poems

Birds of a Feather

This side of the pond

A metal blue heron stands

Beside a real one.

Facial Hair

What’s the difference

Between having a short beard

And just not shaving?

Winter 2015

Yellow on snowfall

Dogs in little pink sweaters

Nature’s persistence

Robert Demaree is the author of three book-length collections of poems, including After Labor Day, published in April 2014 by Beech River Books.  In 2013 his poems received first place in competitions sponsored by the Poetry Society of New Hampshire and the  Burlington Writers Club He is a retired school administrator with ties to North Carolina, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, where he lives four months of the year. His poems have appeared in over 150 periodicals. For further information see http://www.demareepoetry.blogspot.com