Empty
Ceiling lights shine /
on empty shelves. Spring cleaning /
ahead of closing.
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Silence
Stand in the silence. /
It is never empty /
if you are there.
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Worth
Sunlight finds its worth /
on an April afternoon /
as an Iris glows.
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Attraction
Spanish bluebells bloom, /
attracting my attention/
and the bumblebee.
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.
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Demon
Demon at my feet /
Rests in peanut butter /
Anticipation.
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.
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Welcome
I see the cowbird. /
The brown-headed bird sees me. /
Each welcomes spring.
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Hope
Bird house hangs empty, /
its body decayed, waiting /
for song’s first echo.
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Memories
Like an old blue truck, /
my thoughts of you restored by /
rusty memories.
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Leaves
Through the budding leaves, /
ripples in the sunlight, /
Spring upon the street.
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Leaves
Through the budding leaves, /
ripples in the sunlight, /
Spring upon the street.
.
.
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Clouds
Majestic sculptures, /
tableaus dancing through time, /
built on raindrops.
.
.
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Withhold
Some spring days withhold /
their beauty, their colors,
waiting for new eyes.
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Bloom
Each blueberry bloom /
echoes my heart beating /
from now into next.
.
.
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Painted
Pollen paints car glass. /
Impressionist spring canvas. /
Breeze leaves its brush strokes.
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Clouds
Each cloud a thought: /
bright, dark, large, small, rain or shade. /
I wave good-bye.
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Lurch
March morning lurch, /
mockingbird struggles to perch. /
Sun from sky emerges.
.
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Older
The crack in the floor /
is near the rag on the floor. /
The crack is older.
.
.
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Our rain
Our rain is coming. /
We fill it with sighs or fear, /
but we must greet it.
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.
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Birthday
Warm homemade cake, /
Vanilla ice cream melting. /
Well wishes and smiles.
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Shadows and colors
Sunlight sits on cap /
Lying in quiet repose /
Waiting to turn heads.
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.
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Drops
^
Gray clouds, ugly bumps /
misshapened moments of time. /
Life in drops: yours, mine.
.
.
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Kindness
Kindness flowers — /
even in winter’s depths — /
in full scent and bloom.
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Water
Take a beat, a breath /
and then follow the water /
to its beating source.
.
.
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March
Catching the March light, /
blueberry buds shed their long sleep, /
and embrace Spring’s touch.
.
.
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My cat
Even as the world grows /
odd, my old cat still purrs and /
demands his dinner.
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.
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Softly
Whispers pass softly. /
Gossamer evening clouds kiss /
the March moon good night.
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.
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Sunset
Crimson at sunset. /
Cardinal pauses to drink. /
Day shadows its end.
.
.
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Goodbye
Curve of the moon, /
powder blue sky, bare limbs /
wave winter goodbye?
.
.
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Thrill
Thrilled by building, /
we raise our houses on sand /
and raze our lives.
.
.
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