metal folding chairs-
coffee cans half full of ash
on the fire escape
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urban jungle-
pole beans climb
my barred windows
Category: Afternoon
Change
lost in the mirror-
years collecting on the floor
‘neath the barber’s chair
–
wading-
knee deep
in the past
Laundry
linens on the line-
warm peals of children’s laughter
waft in on the breeze
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wicker baskets-
a coffee can of
broken clothespins
Traffic
highway median-
long neglected grasses sway
with the passing cars
–
towering light pole-
a red tailed hawk
spots it’s prey
Shore
whitewashed beach shanties-
a path of crushed coral ends
at the ebbing tide
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salt air-
a gull’s cry
above the surf
Wonder
the morning commute-
unexpected lavender blossoms
along the roadside
–
traffic-
a glimpse of
an osprey
Colors
flowering milkweed-
monarchs unfurl their new wings
to catch the sunlight
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iridescence-
concentric rainbows
on the pavement
farm stand
by a country lane-
a hand lettered wooden sign
farm fresh eggs for sale
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fresh eggs-
a card table
in the shade
Absolution
alone at the bar-
a campari and soda
by a full ashtray
–
neon lights-
my reflection in
an empty glass
neglect
the screen door askew-
on the dead oak a tire swing
full of autumn leaves
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a rusted bike-
through the spokes
foxtails grow