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candlelight bath the steam rises from my toes
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wedding day – our vintage vehicle freshly polished
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on the road again dangling from the rear-mirror my new dream catcher
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finally spring – the first cup of coffee unsweetened
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expanding universe another hole in my blue jeans
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burnt out candle – the lies we tell ourselves before the day begins
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palliative ward – the dark red of her lipstick
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father's garden plot -- I'm waiting for the weeds to blossom
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back home — the widespread arms of a scarecrow
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distant horizon – the blue line on the pregnancy test
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first spring light she deletes her fertility app
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returning swallows ... she calls me by my old name
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nursing home -- a sip of water for the potted violet
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the tiny buds of december roses ... stillborn child
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shell-shocked soldier the therapist still so young
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moonless night - a stranger changes father's urine bag
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tide change the silence as he guts the fish
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late frost - putting some salt on the red wine stain
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low tide against the black mud bright egrets
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As I struggle with a heavy gate . . . the crescent moon
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Stopping by the pharmacy I miss the sunset
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in a shoebox all the candles of uncelebrated birthdays
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summer evening from the tall grass the slow rise of fireflies
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breezy afternoon running my hands across the cool sheets
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moonlit night across the meadow my shadow grows
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the house painter descending his ladder blue sky
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terminal illness by the bedside a young nurse reads a fairytale
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sultry July day a homeless fans herself with a piece of cardboard
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minus forty-six steam from the coffee warms my nose
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winter solstice chocolate squares one by one
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equinox all the colors of Autumn in the sky
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(Winter soltice -- tangerine oil in the water of my bath)
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Work in the garden warm smell of sweat and of oregano
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summer night we turn out all the lights to hear the rain
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Tea fragrance from an empty cup… the thin winter moon
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half-dark sky a slow roll of thunder joins the cicada
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spring tea— through bone china her thin hand
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late afternoon - the fulness of the cow's udder
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late summer butterfly wings clap a little slower
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full moon-- pumpkins in the field ready to pick
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overcast- curls of smoke over a shared fence
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early thaw the dog digs up last year's bone
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dusk. . . the hiss of waves over a stony shore
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internet break. . . so little left of this winter day
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New Year's Eve-- the warmth of his eyes over cold champagne
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solstice birthday-- blowing out a candle for each decade
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overcast day. . . even the poppies stay curled up
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early dawn... I watch the New Year spill down the mountain
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clouds lifting above the archipelago morning light
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the owl's whoo unanswered this autumn night
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autumn morning spreading marmalade over burnt toast
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autumn sun slides through the blinds withered sunflowers
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candlelit pumpkin the moths reflection in the cat's eyes
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still in bloom-- new shoots around the fallen pear
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New Year's Eve-- bubbles rise again in the old crystal flutes
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at dusk... the sweetness of the roses
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winter pears-- eating around the bruises
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gibbous moon-- the baby stirs in her belly
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autumn deepens-- dusting off an old bottle of port
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election results-- low tide clams spit seawater
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evening walk-- acorn shells crunch into the silence
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empty bus stop-- autumn leaves swirl in the car's wake
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flu season-- to kiss or not to kiss?
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drought- weeds sprouting near the sprinkler
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death watch... I freshen the water of her bedside iris
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at the cottage . . . last year's mosquitoes on the bedroom wall
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spring cleaning . . . painting over last year's mosquitoes
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midnight. the stallion's single kick against the wall
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quiet stable... the sudden force of horse piss
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drought... the first raindrops bounce
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overcast - the next door pianist hits a sour note
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downpour - the pumpkin's smile goes out
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we sip sweet tea in silence. . . a soldier's mother
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autumn visit - over war news we talk of babies . . .
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fireside - a son's face smiles down from the mantelpiece
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in the yard between our argument - a red dragonfly
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more rain - mildew colors the old roof
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half asleep - the rhythm of the receding rain
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wild iris in the marsh unreachable
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drifting jet trails half a haiku searches for enlightenment
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lee of the storm the jagged edges of the new pothole
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flash of lightning the salesman's oily manner slips
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bleached driftwood the sand on the floor migrates to the dustpan
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deep fog i wish i had another cup of tea
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blurry stars the jasmine bloom fills the air
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lupine pools another memory stirs my nostalgia
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globe lilies an empty place at the supper table
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heat wave the cat opens one eye halfway
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early stars the weed-choked path to the compost
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haiku potato chips nobody can write just one
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new leaves the same old face in the mirror
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fine gray rain a flashmob of santas in union square
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hurried steps my frosty breath rises towards the half moon
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undecided voter half a moon hangs in the noon sky
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autumn chill the blind poodle caught in the phone cord again
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chemo drip i wish i could give you the moon instead
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waning moon the cricket behind the fridge starts singing
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autumn chill her long fingernails drum with the rain
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farmer's market checking out the guy checking me out
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leafless maple she fingers the wool of his last chemo cap
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