At the Bakery (No. 2)

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bakery, dawn, food, hands, love, morning, sky, star

the hour before dawn
kneading soft dough with rough hands
morning star above

Waiting Room

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light, time, worry

worried eyes lowered
under harsh fluorescent light
the clock ticks loudly

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light, night, spring, tree

street lamp’s yellow light
back-lit branches spindly, curled
midnight filigree

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country living, death and rebirth, flowers, sky, spring, trees

dark weathered faces
pruning acres of peach trees
under cold blue sky

under their ladders
branches covered in blossoms
scatter on the ground

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birds, nature, spring

red-breasted hunter
pauses, plump earthworm dangling—
freshly cut grass

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death and rebirth, flowers, nature, spring, trees, wind

beneath peeling birch
periwinkle groundcover
rustles in the wind

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animals, country living, rebirth, spring, sunshine

two baby goats
black and white curled together
napping in the sun

Catching Up

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flowers, rain, sadness, spring, storm, transience

Since I missed posting for the last couple of days, I am doing a trio of poems  today…

#1 – In Memoriam

born of spring’s promise
and washed away by April rains
commingled with tears

#2

outside the courthouse
the ripple of petals falling
into rain puddles

#2

sudden downpour
a woman walking her dog
looks at the sky and laughs

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nature, rebirth, spring, trees

bit by bit obscuring
the forest’s winter skeleton
tender leaves unfurl

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country living, nature, pink, rain, spring, trees

a blur of deep pink
passing clustered crabapple trees
windshield wet with rain