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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Apple Blossom Breeze

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spring is certain
when squirrels chase each other in
an apple-scented breeze

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Green Blooms

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despite a stiff wind
green blankets the brown,
in heart-stopping blooms

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Moment of Yellow

Yellow tulips with pointy petals

in a gray world of
cold rain, a splash of yellow
is a warm moment

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Spring Wizard

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the sun shines
after days of rain, flowers
the spring wizard

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Bicycle Tourism

Star Magnolia in bloom

snapshots from a bike
remembering my teen years,
when I never stopped

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Daffodowndilliest of Days

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when words dance and
flowers are like sunshine,
it must be spring

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