pale patch of light
cat stretches herself
sun disappears again
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a late winter fog
on San Francisco Bay– then
a slice of white sail
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wearing khaki shorts
in February— begging
for early spring
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foreplay was brief
rogue spring takes back flowers
winter’s back in town
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hard drive murmuring
like rain on distant rooftops
searching memories
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next cat I adopt
makes coffee in the morning
cleans his own sandbox
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deep in my blankets,
purrs like a winter rain
a weight of warm fur
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perfume scented air
my flower garden hunting
for a few good bees
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birds spackle my car;
windshield yellow with pollen
almost miss winter
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light and water fused
petals float on the canvas
Monet’s pond lilies
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556
nice new furniture
gossamer curtains, shag rugs
or you can have cats
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555
our castle in Spain
fell through…but I’ve fed the cats
Happy Valentine’s
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vase of cut flowers
or a walk in the redwoods
we also endure
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ducklings and mother
marching to the swimming pool
she shoos cats away
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(Revision)
552
tap the prayer bell;
to my deceased, a message
you live in me still
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I wave good morning
to a drone treading the air
Vees of birds flow by
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trunks and limbs entwine
growing into each other
a treesome, leaves blush
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she sits yoga style
eyes closed– a boy tip-toes up
“Ommms” into her ear
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the buddhas promise
winter always turns to spring
death gives way to birth
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to kill or not kill
a scouting party crawling
around the jam
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