she may be dying~
still, the insects speak all night
holding nothing back

-jws

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sun slowly rising
dreams sit under the lamppost
they fade with daylight

-kaa

lost in abstract thought
his mouth has uttered cancer
it's hard to focus

-kaa

cool evening comes now
crickets chirr and fireflies flash
grass and trees breathe deep

-jws

over and over
butter melts without much thought
cold toast on a plate

-kaa

loveliest garden
neighbor said she died last night
i stare at her house

-kaa

freshly fallen rain
a car drives past, puddles splash
thinking of allen

-kaa

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rose of sharon bush~
circle of fallen flowers
dying in green grass

-jws

deep shades of purple
taped to its next door neighbor
broken little toe

-kaa

staggered by the heat
blinded by glaring sunlight~
shade of a small tree

-jws

fancied resemblance
tries to project a fierce roar
wilted snapdragon

-kaa

orange sun setting
intense heat starting to drop
cool darkness rising

-jws

plastic bag in hand
waiting to pick up dog poop
drat, the bag's holey

-kaa

rising and falling
voices undulate in waves
sea of cicadas

-jws

early morning zen
just one thing keeps me awake~
buzzing of a fly

-jws

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pink letters on white
yard sign read "Pray for Tina"
summer evening

-kaa

biking in hot sun
grateful for patches of shade~
cicadas chatter

-jws

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kimberly circle
beyond where the sidewalk ends
walking home at dark

-kaa

your hair was long then
met on a park bench at dawn
my sweetest downfall

-kaa

look out the window
late at night in the Maine woods
one single fire fly

-jws

sand in my sneaker
another day at the beach
taste of salty skin

-kaa

beside the highway
cat stalking something in tall grass
rushing cars flash by

-jws

driving through darkness
headlights become the full moon
it's all inside out

-kaa

insecurities
confused and coming undone
she forgets the cause

-kaa

i woke from a dream
confined, in prison for you
house cleaning our mind

-kaa

an apparition
Lady of Guadalupe
in my kiwi fruit

-kaa

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waves washing the beach
sparkling in brilliant sunshine
a thousand diamonds

-jws

before the fireworks
clouds turn purple, pink, and gold
near a crescent moon

-jws

fireworks and parade
the coldness of strawberries
interdependence

-kaa

quick, shallow breathing
cold lake water surrounds us
like molding play-doh

-kaa

mindfully at work
a mudra with its small hands
chipmunk at road's edge

-kaa

shadow of a tree
sways gently on a curtain
stirred by a soft breeze

-jws