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Southern Summer

There is something softly plaintive about the hot, green whisper of trees on a July afternoon. Their backs arch gently beneath the weight of the sky; their roots wind deep, drinking the coolness of earth. Each leaf murmurs to its neighbor of rain and sun, breezes and birds. Ferns flutter with a touch of wind; violets bask in the sun. In the sweltering heat, children shout with glee. They pull out the hose, turn on the sprinklers, cavort through sparkling, splashing water. A panting, soggy dog spatters everything in reach. On the veranda, feathers wave and flowers nod from straw hats, while their owners chatter and flatter, smo

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one daybreak she put on her rainboots....

one daybreak she put on her rain boots, left her umbrella in the stand, and started walking. her hat was just wide enough that the rain ran down inside the back of her coat. when she reached her favorite oak, she paused and contemplated climbing, then left the bark to dry. grey folded around the stillness in her; raindrops softly cut mist. the last sodden leaves fluttered, the only solid bits of dark through the fog. when the sun started burning the mist around her, she stopped walking.

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White Stones

Longing, longing, falling, where are You God? I can touch but not feel You With wings made of words I would fly up to heaven But Icarus-thinking, I fall with the rain And anyway, the sky is empty (vocalization) Horizons grow and fade The Why evaporates on mist And still, You are Hoping, hope despairing, Who are You God? I can read but not see You In ink-lines and paper I search for intangibles Trapped inside time, I can hide but not run And anyway, the timeline's ending (vocalization) Horizons grow and fade The Why evaporates on mist And still, You are Aching, aching, growing near to You, God With a name I am changed in You Reflecte

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