After the Rain

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raindrops reflect
returning sunshine
like blinding diamonds

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Summer Stillness

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from misty clouds,
rain falls
begonia-quiet

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Happy Fourth!

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wild fireworks
by a garden volunteer,
welcomed

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Rock Garden Reprised

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silent yellow wings,
petals uncurl colors that
strike chords

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Free Jewels

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strung with free jewels,
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A Sage Comes Calling

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Toad teaches to
nap at noon,
hop away from
worries, and
be still.

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Yearning

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predawn, birdsong
I yearn to have the whole day
but other needs call

few precious moments stolen
to focus on my own words

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Middle Aged

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half of the petals
are open, but the rest,
have yet to bloom

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Lilac Thoughts

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so many thoughts
plentiful as lilac petals,
trumpeting ideas

sweet-smelling, unfinished,
blurry and chaotic

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Happiness of Ferns

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uncurling
toward sunshine,
happiness perches on ferns,
singing

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Columbine Thought

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I want to be
the one flower
that looks up.

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Reflections of Contrails

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lily pads cluster
on water sliced by contrails,
new leaves unfurl

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