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pastry shop -- so many candies smile around me
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summer's end - under a lamp on the path a moth's dying
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parking for lovers -- many crocuses between the wheel's traces
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funeral procession of the friend passes -- the crocus field
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"playing bowls " playing at cards ...
old warriors
driving towards crematorium along the frozen road
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Independence Day after the rainy morning a sunny afternoon
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autumn equinox -- fox's eyes shining in the twilight
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"overturned boat " drawn high on the shore -
drumming of rain
meteor shower -- crickets occupied by its song
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watching Perseids -- a moth makes noise on the porch
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moths fluttering in the paper lantern ? a shadow play
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nobody's here - only a cricket guards the alpine hut
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long lasting rain - the dog-rose petals clung to the pavement
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traffic jam - a crow flutters in the place over the bridge
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summer's end . their chirping slows down - "good-bye
cicadas!"
above the cemetery laser beams from the disco -- a calm cricket chirp
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the rose hides the date of death on her grave
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sultry twilight -- pauses between bird's singing become longer
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courtyard of my childhood -- after so many dead people the old lilac in bloom
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under floating clouds the cherry blossom snow -- in the same direction
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I completely forgot "the magnolia-tree "
till its bloom
I light on again the candle on her grave extuinguished by wind
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first crowing breaks my sleep -- year of Rooster
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drinking mulled wine on the square -- white breaths
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late harvester -- sickle moon in the sky over the mature corn
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deep in the night my computer turned off -- sound of autumn rain
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crickets' songs in the pitch-dark night -- how many secrets
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nobody here a table in the mountain speckled with petals
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trains come and go but the same people drinks at bar
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little pawprints in the concrete from the lost kitten
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her father's grave - the little girl leaves a picture of a dinosaur
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Handel's Messiah the same tapes my late-grandmother listened to
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turning another page the bookmark couldn't keep rolling thunder
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sunrise--- a ray of light hits my bathroom mirror
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Winter sunset--- the whistle of a Florida bound train
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skyline fog--- all these CEO's don't look out the window any way
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after the rain stops--- the skyline lights glitter
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Autumn--- New York State green apples flood the market
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overcast Autumn--- a teacher asks her kids to draw a rainbow
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morning blue sky--- the windows of a hot yoga class fog out
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First Day of Autumn--- a soccer referee pulls out his yellow card
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late night--- as city lights dim out August full moon
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August blue sky--- a window washer runs out of soap
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Ramadan starts tomorrow--- Moslems will fast from dawn to dusk
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July morning--- the smell of coffee from an abandoned building
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two men out on Mother's Day--- discuss Freud's Oedipus Complex
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November mist--- for a better odor visit the perfumes section
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Occupy Wall Street--- color of their tents blue like that of cops cars
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morning haze--- a carriage horse wears blinders
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old laptop--- I back up my data to the cloud
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afternoon fog--- the day's news in HD
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a parked car has its windows steamed--- a rainy beach day
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next to the sunflowers--- pumpkins are on sale
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after the hurricane--- the skyline lights burn bright
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sunset--- the clean up after a hurricane
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pigeons are flying again--- Irene downgraded to tropical storm
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a hurricane--- the flies think my kitchen is a storm shelter
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August Friday happy hour--- the bartenders have time to listen
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evening fog--- the steam room is empty
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the debt ceiling will rise--- clouds break for the sunset
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evening fog--- the sound of a sax player
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Summer blue sky--- a teakettle whistles
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blue clouds at sunset--- an American flag is lowered for the night
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Summer strawberries--- they always remind me of soul kissing
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July--- I skip the sunset and wait for the fireflies
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this morning thunder and lightening- tomorrow's night: July Fourth
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IN GOD WE TRUST--- an immigrant looks at a dollar bill first time
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July sunset--- the redness of people coming back from the beach
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morning blue sky--- a baker cleans his oven
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a foggy day--- she buys yellow daffodils on her way home
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steady Spring drizzle--- a couple stop to kiss
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evening fog--- a gift shop has a poster of the Empire State Building
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morning blue sky--- a bakery runs out of croissants
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Saturday night fog--- the bars also dim their lights
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morning fog--- a man disappears behind the Times front page
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evening fog--- nothing but the lights of Queensborough bridge
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May dawn--- it's the same fog as yesterday's dusk
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Kentucky Derby--- the kids in bars are too busy for a horse race
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Friday the Thirteenth--- my train arrives on time
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morning Spring drizzle--- a long line at the bathroom
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afternoon haze--- the park chess players need more time
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a Spring cloudless sunset--- the barmaid buttons up her blouse
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stock market closed a trader invests in the afterlife--- Good Friday
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fog and rain--- I pass a closed nudists club
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evening fog--- only the sound of high heels registers
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year's first hot day--- East River lovers smooch in their cars
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morning fog--- a driver stops to ask where is Manhattan
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nice Spring day--- kids draw in colored chalk on the sidewalk
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the sun shines into my kitchen as it sets--- the smell of baked sugar
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Saturday night wedding--- the bride is a man
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fog over the skyline--- I steam up my windows cooking pasta
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Libya--- only ones with money play--- others die
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rebels retake Ajdabiya--- finally the no-fly-zone gets teeth
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fog at happy hour--- the bartender forgets my tequila sunrise
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sunny Spring day--- old graffiti catches the eye
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blue sky--- a man climbs the fire escape stairs to the roof
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Spring fever--- a cobra escapes from the Bronx Zoo
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afternoon fog--- the cat watches TV instead of the window
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crescent moon over the skyline--- she shows lots of cleavage
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