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my grandfather's sword... the impenetrable silence of falling snow
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dull afternoon... even the fresh snow is tinted grey
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late winter snow a distant train whistle cuts through my silence
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raindrops plop into my coffee cup summer rain
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cold May moon... the long road stretches out of sight
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overcast night maybe the stars burn brightly over Gaza
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chatter of joggers . . . the heron and I motionless
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breathing deeply . . . that smell of woodyards in the rain
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new snow I almost forget our quarrel
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the stone bullfrog under the bird feeder just sits
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my pregnant daughter watches the stone bullfrog
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high tide yesterday's footprints gone
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customs' declaration - only the memory of eucalyptus
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customs' declaration - determining the value of new haiku
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bonfire's glow my niece cups her hands around a firefly
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Awake Smell of rain two new haiga
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sound of the rain - penetrating my sleep at dawn
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police watch the crowds at children's carnival the horse's teeth
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door slam the rumble of thunder louder
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hurricane warning the wildflowers without butterflies
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drowned in the sound of the rain other familiar sounds
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first date not even noticing the new moon
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coffee cold she clips the obituary from many papers
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ancient stone circle the flow of a robin's song
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her skin pale in the moonlight ebb tide
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behind net curtains her face glides from window to window
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in the attic the sound of march rain so much louder
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hot day-- the cool inside an apple
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her small fingers tightly grip the pencil --writing her new name
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house for sale-- the dandelions allowed to bloom
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heat lightning the weight of a sparrow
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dry spell -- dead-heading wild roses
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insomnia the rat trap snapping shut
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commuter traffic cow's breath through the cattle truck slats
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coastal fort a spider catches the breeze
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dry stone wall hill mist fills every gap
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thunderstorm the smell of a moor embracing the rain
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border crossing the swallows feed on both sides
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calling to street sparrows a caged bird
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spring mist the magpie monochrome
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mountain mist leaving a snowball on top of the cairn
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pensioners walk the slow drip of rain from the thatch
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sheets of rain the night has no answer for a bleating lamb
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lengthening days turquoise deepens on a starling's breast
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empty house painting over the growth mark wall
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Indian summer the sweeping can wait for another day
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roman road I carry the dust further north
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making love passionately all night the sounds of traffic
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seed catalogues in the mail daily-- morning snow fluries
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Sunday best his overalls washed and ironed
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conformation the steady drip...drip...drip...drip... of maple sap
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the wolf howl lingers fades into the night's eerie silence
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winter temptation-- in the seed catalogues perfect tomatoes
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Minnesota cold even motorcycles hibernate
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invasive species my barber points out my first white hairs
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Zen garden after each storm a clean slate
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cheap motel the desk clerk turns a blind eye
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cold night the hallway nightlight flickers on and off
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heavy rain-- the rotten boat tries to float again
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heavy rain-- in the farm belt barbershops fill up
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desert landscape rain will come and the water... remembers each path
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heavy rain-- the old rubber boots not tall enough
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heavy rain-- my flower seeds sprout in the neighbor's yard
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small town café only strangers get menus
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storm warning... a street corner argument turns many heads
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spring a few blocks closer than yesterday
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first day of spring stubborn icicles still hang on
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early frost they postpone their wedding
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evening voices the window curtains flutter
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winter solstice-- her passing bends the candle's flame
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lakeside the fog makes the loon's call much more haunting
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river road he stops to buy a can of worms
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the moose grunts.again. the nylon tent walls seem thinner
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steady rain~~ she rants about her boss all through supper
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first frost warning - she no longer pours his coffee
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afternoon card parties the rumor mill's farm system
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recycling-- old stories get a new twist at the rumor mill
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city hall scandal the town's rumor mill adds a third shift
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mid April even in the shadows the ice melts
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avalanche warnings - more tails of rain and radiation
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winter returns one stubborn maple still drips ever.so.slowly
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head cold - running out of tissue before noon
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patience. on the dock he sits beside a can of worms
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early storm warning he sends the kids to the neighbors
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thin ice he critiques her gravy in front of the guest
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a hint of autumn that slight pause before she plucks her first gray hair
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sweltering heat the cicadas buzz louder during her hot flash
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right turn the clink of church keys at the tea party
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fall migration custom combiners harvest their way north
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mid February the first garden seeds display at the hardware store
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early sign of spring snow shovels become half-priced sale items
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dark days of winter the dentist explains his payment plans
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new age Luddite he buys a dozen paperback books
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dark days of winter the flat screen Christmas Yule Log burns bright in HD
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dark days of winter another mailbox loses to the snowplow
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dark days of winter at my office window I watch the sunrise
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portage trail voyageurs walked where I walk ancient granite
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opening fishing fancy lures catch branches too
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small town - the welcome wagon slowly rusts away
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thick river ice his message in a bottle hasn't moved an inch
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