BARTENDER

negotiating
tapping fidgety fingers
awaiting full sum

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A DAY AT THE BEACH

canary sun sears
scorching the sand and water
my toes touch the air

airbrush bikini
sculpture of the khaki sand
rests in harmony

children scuttle past
muddied men play loud football
flirting women gawk

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KISSING

my heart sprints wildly
wavering lips peck her cheek
the first kiss collapses

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WALKING TOGETHER

Hobbling
Waddling
Squabbling
Honking
Scurrying along, hobbling, waddling geese
Mama stops the squabbling by honking.

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SILENT DANCE

Array
Ballet
Away
Display
Dedication, array, ballet one
Dancers jete away, display swans.

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VACANT PRAYERS

Bleeding
Leaving
Pleading
Needing
Divinity bleeding, leaving shrine
Followers beg, pleading, needing wine.

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Despondent Deity

Daylight devoured by darkness,
Doves dragged, drawn down
Dippers dispersed diagonally
Deserts divided,
Descendants departed
Deafness drizzled down.
Drooped deity,
Draped in dazzling diamonds,
Descended downward on
Displayed deceased daughters
Distraught, disturbed
Desert divinity
Distributed dishes of Delphiniums,
Delores and Darlings.

HUMMINGBIRDS

beguiling ballet
hummingbirds a vibrant charm
thrive on sugar sap

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SAILING

dew heavy petals
flutter atop clear still pond
a sailing ship sails

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NATURE’S CALL

low fading whispers
fine paw-prints stamping the snow
send wild creatures North

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