offered as a prayer for peace

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doves

grayish brown
amiable, squeaking

feathery they rise
wings

outstretched
—ascending—

into another
realm

‘brave o’erhanging canopy’ a phrase by William Shakespeare (Hamlet)

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commingling

pair of doves
pecking at mulch

below seed
feeders—

at dusk ascend
to canopy

of oak, blue
gray shadows

Heather. Poem dedicated to all children.

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—for the children of the earth—

heather

pink & green
a harmonious

whisper. noah,
her brother

carries
two ladybugs

on his arm
& smiles

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Laguna

water spring depth,
egrets in reeds,

pools shimmer
with willow shadows,

pines wavering along
Timber Hill ridge,

rising … vultures
in sunlight

sunlight and birds in oak

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visit towering

domes, fountains,
but when

you want to
hear bird

song—go
to spring oaks

down near
the creek

measure

horn of
Africa

Fahren-
Centi …

heit …
grade …

in a coke
bottle

#short-form
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