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Palms

Thickets

twisted

branches

blades of grass

 

Florida palms

fan in the wind 

thick as thieves

and feathers

 

Gold or green blades

sun scorched

or left untouched

to be loved 

 

Either way

they have seen beauty

they are not want

for more
 

 

© Candice Reineke 2024

 

 

 

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