Rebirth

Tiny verdant shafts
Soldier their way up through the thawing ground
To herald their new birth.

Life producing sap begins to yawn as it awakens,
Preparing to make its perennial upward march
To release the buds of spring.

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Summer’s Peace

Popcorn clouds strewn on a blanket of soft blue
Children at the playground

Trees full and green
Some burgeoned with berries

Quiet
Unrushed

Summer’s quiet
That alone can unwind
The mainspring of a heart
Wound too tight
By heat
And cold
And busyness

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The One That Had None

The gray clouds hanging heavily in the late summer sky mirrored Timmy’s feelings. He sat on the top step of the front porch of his house, shoulders slumped, chin in his hands, eyes downcast. Beside him lay Petey, slumped unceremoniously at his side.

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