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black lace and moonlight her underthings draped over the chair
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empty bottle we start singing another old tune
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black ice-- dad's last radiation treatment
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fresh peaches -- the wet print of your body on the pool deck
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night on the town -- the scent of mackerel on the fog
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indian summer -- an unsealed letter on the table
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flute song -- the faint scent of the easter lily
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april stars -- two brass buttons on the nightstand
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lunch break -- the scent of apple blossoms in the sunshine
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nightfall -- shooting stars on the power lines
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mixed rain and sleet the hothouse rose drops another petal
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distant siren the hurricane lantern swings on its hook
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fine rain -- a faded plastic flower on the window
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october clouds grease stains in relief on the highway
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indian summer -- the ceiling fan creaks on startup
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cold snap the refrigerator freezes the lettuce
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november sunshine the taste of lemon pepper on my lips
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gray thanksgiving an outburst of laughter from the kitchen
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winter twilight the warmth of his back against mine
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summer stars -- my husband starts snoring again
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evening -- the scent of water on asphalt
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day moon cottonwoods shimmer in the breeze
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distant thunder -- another iris opens its petals
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prayer group eight candle flames flicker with our breath
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stone fountain rust stains in the empty bowl
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hiroshima day the first meteors fall silently
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spent dandelions a weather-beaten lawn chair on the bare patch
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unknown soldier a fallen comrade carried by two ants
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tall grass an old DeSoto beyond the old Dodge
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somber skies drifts of dead fir needles on the road
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erosion ~ a flattened possom in the road
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mosquitoes rise the damp scent of clean clothes on the line
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hot and humid the tea kettle dribbles onto the counter
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first light -- cherry leaves heavy with rain
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ethnic cleansing the colored woman scrubs the white toilet
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evening prayer hailstones rattle the windows
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piano recital a steady drone from the coke machine
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sudden hail the child's marble bag bursts as he runs indoors
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distant thunder the sharpness in her voice after my comment
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blind curve dogwood flowers unfold in the rain
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new book -- the hands of the clock move faster
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march warmth the taste of curry on his lips
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false spring the minty freshness of his kiss
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popping gum the vacant look in her eyes
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wind and rain -- wisteria blooms entwine the barbed wire fence
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sensuous lips the young man tells me about his fresh fruit
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sudden chill -- my aunt corrects the children's manners
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winter's end another bite of green curry
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spring gale raindrops on the raw wood of the new fence
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tart raspberries evening comes earlier and earlier
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half-light the cat turns and washes one paw
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armistice day a rainbow of wool drying on the clothesline
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summer love a faded red t-shirt rots in the gutter
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september grasses the rumble of a distant trash cart
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lofty thoughts the crowns of the redwoods lost in the clouds
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dry haystack the muffled sound of rain
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morning tai chi my form wavers with the barking dogs
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leftover meatloaf we have an argument about his ex-wife
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midsummer stars the cry of a loon shatters the darkness
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railroad tracks summer shadows fade into twilight
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summer evening crescents of cantaloupe on a blue plate
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fresh tea the warmth of his lips on mine
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high summer a cloud of flies over the road kill
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neglected garden the sweet peas stage a riot
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prayers for a dying friend ~ azaleas in bloom
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tax morning my undrunk tea cold in the cup
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samhain night another wreath goes up in smoke
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moving day a wet maple leaf sticks to the mattress
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drought's end she scribbles haiku on the back of her grocery list
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chocolate santas -- do you bite the head off or nibble the toes?
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california dreaming a white christmas inside the snow globe
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church bells she leaves her good intentions in her hymnal
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grandpa in his coffin she sings a lullaby before they close the lid
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no moon the hiss of the ocean against the cliff
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half-mast -- september sunshine streams through green maple leaves
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october haze a frayed american flag on the new pickup
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turning leaves "red white and blue bunting"
covers the mailbox
retirement community speed bumps in the cul-de-sac
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woodland graffiti a fallen branch carved by bark beetles
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all souls day the scent of smoke lingers in my hair
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summer fog -- layers of color in the sand
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summer twilight -- the clock ticks twice for each cricket chirp
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slug trail -- the truck dumps asphalt in the paver
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finished compost -- the vegetable garden feasts on chocolate cake
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four am ~ the silence between tick and tock
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temper tantrum ~ the ring of the axe blade on redwood
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same old moon the blur of insects against the stars
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hot morning a bright red poppy buzzes with seven bees
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brake lights on the beach freeway ~ heat rise
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scent of autumn ~ the first bite of an apple crunchy and sweet
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october wind ~ the baby drops the leaf again
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back porch campout ~ the tall trees darker than the summer sky
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almost dusk ~ the quarrel of children in the treehouse
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empty teacup ~ the laundry basket overflows
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open suitcase ~ she reads the oncology report backwards
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tilted fence ~ layers of shadows on the ivy
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autumn twilight ~ an algebra book open on the couch
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sleepless night ~ a new tooth in the baby's smile
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twilight ~ pools of lupine in the deep meadow grass
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high bridge ~ the soundless splashes of dropped stones
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