Past the yellow forsythia bush 
And down the hill behind it
A rickety bridge spans a brook 
Running swift with winter’s thaw

A grove of birch trees appears beyond 
Just past the precarious crossing
With barks of paper and
Bursting buds of vivid lime

Beneath the trees lie newborn grasses 
A carpet of emerald green
Painted with graceful wildflowers 
Of lavender, lemon and pink

Lilt...

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Snow falls heavy
In cotton candy clusters
The curly haired girl,
Rosy cheeks kissed by the frosty air,
Trudges through the towering drifts
On tiny booted feet
Toward home
Where love, safety, and comfort await.
Soft light from the windows 
Beckons her.
Breathless,
She bursts through the kitchen door
Warm steamy air
Fragrant with the scent of clean laundry 
Envelopes her
Mom is iron...

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Below the surface of the sea

An ancient forest grows

Shafts of light from the brilliant sun 

Illuminate what lies below

Khaki-colored kelp sway with grace

Like palm trees in the breeze

Vibrant urchins quiver and dance

With ruffled algae the color of spring

Fish fly through the water

As birds fly through the sky 

Whales sing their plaintive song 

While  dolphins rom...

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I Am

I am the universe

Vast and eternal

I am earth

Blue and maternal

Majestic mountains

They, too are me

As are the mighty rivers

Flowing out to the sea

I am the ocean

And the creatures below

I am the sky 

And the blackest crow

The towering redwood

Touching the sky

The lowly weed?

Yes, that is I

I am the dirt

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The Old Dictionary 

Denim blue cover

Shabby and faded

Papery stitches nearly lost

Fragrant with the spice of time

Generations of use 

By inquisitive hands,

The yellowed pages speak it’s age.

Antiquated?

Yes perhaps 

Yet still alive with words and meanings 

Ready and waiting

To serve

The next curious mind.

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