In northern U.S., desperados (a.k.a. winter snow birds) travel off-season; heading due south/southwest in search of warmer weather. Content to leave blowing snow and ice behind, they drive their posse of bumper-hitch campers, fifth-wheels and motorhomes on clearer roads under clearing skies. Some set hopes on a certain destination while others simply wish to wander anywhere there’s sunshine or long arm of the law can’t reach. After staring between jail bars at bare deciduous branches, sightings of cacti and palm trees give welcome relief; every green or blooming plant serves delight to dulled senses. Creativity thaws, dreams awaken, and youth renews with soothing warmth. Here, even the animal outlaws avoid hibernation.
hazy desert heat
shadow under mesquite shrub
javelina snorts
photo by lynn
Hey, they’re saddling up for Haibun Monday at d’Verse Poets today…
a poem in my pocket 
Mar 07, 2016 @ 17:15:33
Yes.. Spring now..
creation activity..
Snow birds
go
back to
hibernation
land.. wheRe
spRinG liVes
iN human..
WiNter
never
comes….
SpRinG iS noW…
soulFul refRain’s SpiRit…
eases
WinTer heARt oF soUL..:)
oh.. yeah..
hi Lynn.. iN the middle..
late am i.. hehe.. 4now..;)
Mar 02, 2016 @ 21:04:03
I love your description of those varied snowbirds…we have plenty of them here! I don’t know that animal but it looks like some sort of wild pig of which we have plenty of those too.
Mar 02, 2016 @ 22:13:52
Yes, it is a sort of wild pig called a javelina. I’d like to go to Florida one of these winters…
Mar 02, 2016 @ 15:18:25
Loved this from beginning to end – esp your pic of the javelina! Well done!
Mar 02, 2016 @ 17:26:03
Thank you 🙂
Mar 02, 2016 @ 14:18:47
“posse of bumper-hitch campers” and desperados, and “long arm of the law” – certainly long arm of winter! Nice prose and haiku!