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helping us to choosewhen choice seems impossiblethe croaking of frogs
the thing not discussedis the rain on the dirt roadof a relationship
a new beginningbirds sing to the blue skythe smoke is clearing
blue sky, white cloudsa symphony of birdsongleaning toward normal
Canada goosebarking, joined by anotherCanada geese
discovering joybegins a second childhoodor is it the first?
sometimes beauty comeswalking through the front dooron a waft of shit
the southwestern stateswere my home for forty years --but the green rolling hills...
people dancingsome carefully staying in linesome finding another beat
time to go dancingtwo steps forward, one step sidewaysthe rhythm of life
through the course of a lifetimesome things are hard to remembersome are hard to forget
word puzzles every dayat the New York Times website --wasted time or useful?
entering the bathroomas another man exits --morning meat and greet
stream weaves through treesrushing to meet otherscalling themselves "River"