wolly-worms
in the September sun
soccer teams |
crisp autumn day
picking unbruised apples
from the branches |
yellow schoolbus
full of strangers
faces full of tears |
first day jitters
no sleep
my breath in the air |
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with friends
hiking into the forest
mosquito |
into the forest
we venture deep,
finding a place to hide |
mellow evening
crickets chirp
not a single word |
the fire burns
we talk
all night |
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warm cookies
the smell of cinnamon
throughout the house |
fireplace warms
our frostbitten hands
creators of snowmen |
circles carved
on the glazed ice
a simple crack could go far |
moonlit dancers
in the cold wind—
wholly intertwine |
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covered in snow
forced to wait
to defrost |
sliding across the ice
no need
for breaks |
the crunch of the snow
makes it hard
to hide |
lonely footprints
in the fresh snow
stop suddenly |
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hot dogs and beer
fresh cut grass
play ball! |
hot summer sun
beats down
he hits third base |
kids splashing
in the shade of a bridge
chasing crawdads |
the sun ripples
on the warm pond's surface
cold mud between my toes |
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too hot to work
the air takes
the day off |
after all this work
a nice shady nap
under a tree |
school bus in july
5 am start
pulling tassels |
wet corn field leaves
cutting my neck
cramping hands and muddy boots |
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hot shiny black steel
hickory smoke aroma
hours before dinner |
strawberry garden—
i bring him over
for mama's fresh pies |
moonlight glare
a dip into the cool
honey suckle |
hot summer days
cool nights
no worries |
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swimming pool
my dad
teaches me to float |
floating and wading
ALARM sounds
wave pool |
a calm green lake
floating in the current
wake up! fish on |
calm summer night
watching the stars twinkle
distant coyote for company |
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