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a splash of yellowin the old grey sidewalk--dandelion
horse-drawn cart --steady clip-clops complementfalling rain
raucous crowsdisrupt the eveningthen go quiet
above the rainmoon rises -- barely visiblein the summer sky
Meanwhile,Moon looks at Earth and thinks,"Silly humans."
stronger every daykettlebell in the cornerwaiting patiently
waiting patientlyold man sips black coffeegrass wet with dew
birds oddly silentexcept red-eyed vireostronger every day
grass wet with dewblueberry bush green and tallbirds oddly silent
gently wateringflowers, vegetables, and berries:summer rain
mirror on the walldisplays only what it seeswithout judgment
turned blanket cornerreveals its fluffy sideand the chair beneath
inside the drawer:candles, tape, owner manuals,that one key ... somewhere
a lifetime spentlonging for the freedomto never speak again