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too much smoketo open the windows -- too hotto leave them closed
wildfire smokecompeting with pollen--sinus pressure games
the broken frameevokes stronger memoriesthan the photograph
grey-green wallsremove any hopei once had
rain fallingonto the metal roof--lively rhythm
from the grassas the lawnmower approachesa moth flits away
until 2004i was a diehard fan--their winning changed me
on the kitchen floorbrown piles and transparent pools--cat puke à deux
the new birdfeederon the pole by the blueberry bush--still undiscovered
inside my head[insert random thoughts here]growing in the cracks
cut off one problemthree more take its place--just go with the flow
smiling friends gatherto celebrate, remembera friend departed
cold nights + warm days =maple sap + boiling =maple syrup
staring vacantlycontemplating emptiness:widowed mother