falling tears
shatter my face—
dawn tide pool
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Broken
sub-rosa
on black satin sheets
she gives herself to the moon—
rose petals and thorns
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Harmony
forest twilight
insubstantial geisha—
Komorebi
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Fledgling
after the dance
her questioning hands—
is this your first time?
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Priceless
At the garage sale
Cherished toys in an old box
A man asks, how much?
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Vigil
A shift in focus—
This whole, bright world reflected
In her dark window
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Swan song
How many blue jays
Singing the morning, to hide
Her departing breath?
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Alaska Rose
Chasing after leaves
Tossed by small summer twisters
To be a puppy
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Exhaling
A brief romance ends
Breath swept away on the wind
Bound for distant squalls
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Afterglow
The candle burns low
I read while you doze, outside
The wind and the world
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