Entranced by

the moment when light
through colored glass turns sunshine
into magic 

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Soaking up Sun

summer sun 
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Open to the Sun

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I won’t focus on shadows.
I won’t hide my head.
I’ll open to the sun
like the tiny phlox
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Sunshine is Calling

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time to bloom
when the sunshine calls,
let loose

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Surgery Tomorrow

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When the anesthesia mask is tightened,
I won’t think of scalpels.

No, sir.

I’ll remember the way wildflowers dance,
humming with honeybees.

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Monday Gratitude

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when the flowers sing
a morning hallelujah,
sunshine in my heart

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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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Admiring Sunflowers

Admire as much as you can; most people do not admire enough.” — Vincent van Gogh

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unfolded petals
with their high yellow note,
hold the scent of orchards

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The Color of Hope

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like a yellow house on a gray street,
hope shines
through any twilight

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Missing the Color

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missing the color,
the sunshine in my veins
that warms the days

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A Daughter’s Smile

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my daughter’s
every smile is
sunshine

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Tart and Sweet

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tart and sweet,
is remembering
summer

its warm fruit
was scented with sunshine

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