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early frost a scatter of termites from tonight's log
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new motorcycle we pass through the scent of someone's dinner
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sun-baked grasslands the color in the wings of blackbirds
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midnight?? the last firecracker fizzles
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romanian village when the dog has passed the rooster crows
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autumn rain she lights her cigarette from his
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dusty hike a snail also crossing the dry stream
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so dry?? the chaparral partly woven into my socks
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the ragged bark of a paper birch his death day
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mother mends her shawl with tobacco twine . . . curing season
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end of winter the flannel sheets worn smooth
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spring cleaning our cat curled up in the give-away box
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downpour . . . two blackbirds bathing in cherry blossoms
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bullfrog eyes half out dusk moon
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carpooling?? i discover my colleague's passion for lilies
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my teenager folding paper samurai spring wind
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gathering clouds the rusty tractor in a deep rut
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soap bubbles from a child's wand . . . spring breeze
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long-stay ward a forged signature on the mother's day card
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quaker meeting a breeze passing from tree to tree
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casting stitches on a circular needle . . . new year's day
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below zero . . . verbalizing my self talk
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lullaby lyrics . . . the graceful curve of a snowfield
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deep winter the lemon seeds also sliced in half
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cinnamon toast?? my boys warm from their beds
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after soup the warmth of the bowl
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icy rain the clatter of teacups on a wobbly cart
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longest winter the potato basket empty
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snow moon?? steam rising off the milk pail
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low winter moon just beyond the reach of my chopsticks
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sudden chill from across the lake another loon
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first autumn without mother the leaves
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before dusk that thin strip of light under the clouds
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fallen leaves?? my old dog finds his way
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thanksgiving?? holding a bite through the prayer
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mountain stream two stone bridges joined by mist
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last leaves fall the warmth of his voice deep in his letters
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voting day?? crows on a cedar bough shift their weight
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first frost the smell of dust burning in the ducts
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christmas eve cracking walnuts for his son and his dad
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veranda railing a magpie stares down the dog
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early morning sounds . . . the stench of the cattle truck before it arrives
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setting sun?? the old man catching fish and letting them go
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autumn wind unwinding summer's entanglements
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forest tree?? lichen by-passes an old wound
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between fence rails a little boy explains cows to the cows
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heat lightning a beggar outside starbucks shakes his cup at me
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summer's last hour: a yellow-jacket settles in my garden glove
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mountain lake i paddle the moon path to your cabin
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leaden sky this dead finch weighs nothing
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sunrise at the pier?? calamari fishermen bowing to the sea
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late afternoon sun pigeons land on all the heroes
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after fireworks the last croaks of roosting egrets
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first love?? we mark our boundaries with river rocks
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car ride the child draws a silent story
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drifting up into old aspen trees?? the sound of checkers
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"changing his angle " changing his song:
a thrush at dusk
fast moving clouds my grandson finds stones that fit his hands
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sun-warmed room the patina from his touch on the hand drums
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a year wiped away dust on luggage
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at the corner the shadow splits in two
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emptying my bag . . . the pebble makes me think of the hill again
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a faint groove round my ring finger new moon
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spanning the canyon wind california condor
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such stillness i absorb the sound of creaking bamboo
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the glitz an ant carries?? morning sunshine
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the sparkle in our conversation sunshine on her knees
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his face shaped by the speed of his bike
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morning meditation a moth works the room
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country graveyard confetti in the grass
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waking up?? the lightest speckle of rain on the lake
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bird song the widening span of my son's hand
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spring morning the art of walking beside someone much older
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mist under the bridge the drifting shapes of hobos
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church graveyard?? from somewhere close the fragrance of lilies
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at the centre of constant ripples a moorhen's nod
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early spring?? the young boys spinning till they?re dizzy
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graveside?? my breasts leaking
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waxing moon the sound of a butterfly emerging
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spring rain?? her finger shushes my lips
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mile high . . . adding my breath to the clouds
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what do i know about the untethered balloon my daughter's embrace
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his ashes turning into the current the turtle's ears
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early morning glue sets in the shade of the old shed
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early warmth in the backyard a flicker pokes among rocks
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that dull gleam through the hazy park?? a playhouse window
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one maple leaf . . . end over end on the sand without a trace
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everywhere this morning maple keys soaking in the gentle rain
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summer dawn?? light around the windows as at grandmother's
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thump and screech?? the long freight pulls out in robin's song
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restless pigeons?? gentle words from a clerk bring a hint of tears
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crescent moon would i look at the clouds without it?
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how to tell of the myriad rich browns? pin-oak leaves
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persons and place to view the moon sake not quite full
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santoka too passed away on this date?? wine with my tears
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long road the leaves and i windblown
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sunshine the colours of the hill
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temple steps?? his shoes in the autumn rain
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backyard pine?? what can i do with all these crows
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his lantern's glow pushing back the dark frog song
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