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snow flurries - my unborn grandchild's perfect fingers
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stuck behind a schoolbus - thunderclouds
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crescent moon - leaning her head against my shoulder
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icy conditions - another slide on Wall Street
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converting to condos the nightclub where we met
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in a dark place quietly fermenting homebrew
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new moon - time to lose the beard
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emptying the wine bottle - another conversation about Mom
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my stock portfolio - puddles filled with winter rain
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occupying Wall Street the ghosts of my retirement dreams
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that recurring dream in which I pull the fire alarm and run
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epiphany - Jesus and Mary stopped at the border
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epiphany - the gift of a dead mouse at the door
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not softened by sepia tones images of war
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first thaw - someone should have warned the daffodils
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snow turns to rain - wondering when it all went wrong
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war - fathers burying sons
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domestic terrorism -- winter moths at the door
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harvest moon -- grass gone to seed on the tennis court
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huddled smokers -- another conversation about The Cloud
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hazard lights through raindrops October leaves
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cold stethoscope -- I lie to the doctor about my drinking
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starless night -- I can't believe the weekend is over
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after the rain a puddle filled with stars
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abandoned school -- a soft breeze ripples through the weeds
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after the conference pigeons feasting on crumbs
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still pond -- a dragonfly lands on the moon
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severe thunderstorm warning -- a murder of crows
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daylight fades -- my mother asks the same question twice
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ghost town -- a rooster crows for no reason at all
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end of the road -- three big dogs with nothing to do
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an oasis in the Bible Belt -- adult book store
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after the storm the streets have no names
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early autumn -- the golden highlights in her green hair
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mixed precipitation -- a flat finish on Wall Street
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a long meeting -- permanent marker on the erasable whiteboard
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sipping absinthe the impressionist painting of night
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urban incense -- a steaming manhole cover
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sailing the seas of my subconscious -- her fishnet stockings
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wolf moon -- suddenly I see her in a different light
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laundry day -- the search for matching socks
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Christmas leftovers -- my mother forgets why she called
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the sudden chill-- a fresh layer of ice on the fire escape
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bad beer -- the stock market goes flat
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mixed precipitation -- she tells me I look good for my age
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enlightment -- a police car on fire
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Thanksgiving night -- an empty parking lot at the nursing home
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Thanksgiving rain -- the unblinking eyes of a shelter dog
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Thanksgiving rain -- the dog no one wanted
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alone at the bar the missing letters in a neon light
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new moon -- the doctor schedules a biopsy
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morning fog -- an empty tequila bottle
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asleep on the subway floor the unknown soldier
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Veteran's Day -- the old dog's gray muzzle
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tornado watch -- now available in HD
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my daughter's birthday -- a child's balloon above the clouds
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spring mist -- my granddaughter cries in my arms
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Patriot's Day -- a homeless veteran's weathered sign
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dusk -- that song still makes me cry
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Holy Week -- three bare trees against a gray sky
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morning mist -- the fragrance of strong coffee
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bitter wine -- time for that conversation about Mom
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the old oak tree where we first kissed "marked with an ""X"""
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new photos of my granddaughter -- crocuses in bloom
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twilight -- she tells me she has a spare toothbrush
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crescent moon -- the fullness of her hips
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still pond -- koi swim through the sky
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tempest in a teapot -- my mother serves me decaf
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equinox -- an 18-wheeler crossing the double yellow line
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equinox -- splitting the last of the wine
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still wandering the empty corridor -- cheap perfume
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winter storm watch -- beware of falling stock prices
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empty terminal -- headline news for ghosts
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wolf moon -- the sway of her hips
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mid-winter thaw -- an unscratched lottery ticket
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crowded train -- a clash of perfumes
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new moon -- forgetting old acquaintances
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the blank page learning nothing from the pine
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abandoned playground -- the graffiti fades
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first date -- trying not to talk to her cleavage
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crescent moon -- the dog sleeps with one eye open
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dusting off the Christmas lights -- gibbous moon
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cold coffee -- the crunch of a Christmas ball under foot
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her lips beckoning mine -- highway billboard
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snow flurries -- my unborn granddaughter's heartbeat
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darkening skies -- the final hours of the weekend
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the moon and my wine glass half full
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town landfill -- old timers arguing politics
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stock market report -- a stalled car in the intersection
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Day of the Dead -- all the leftover Halloween candy
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hunter's moon -- searching for my keys
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cold night -- I become the dog's pillow
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first snow -- an almost perfect shave
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fair-weather clouds -- an ultrasound of my next grandchild
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a true wonder of the world -- how she fills her Grand Canyon t-shirt
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unable to sleep unable to stay awake -- a distant ocean
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my rising blood pressure - a vapor trail in the sky
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October dusk -- wishing I could see just one more firefly
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hot city night -- the sizzle of a broken sub-woofer
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her long legs ... I walk right into a spider web
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