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Dandelion Breaks
02:28
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dandelion breaks apart in the sky
dancing willows hit the crow's naked eye
grass in the morning's wet then it's dry
walking insects so suddenly fly
up to the edge where no flower grows
'til one shows its face to tell us it knows
crying for purples and for yellows
for wasted appointments and lost small heroes
sounds of the side-yard birds in a tree
buzz about the mouth of a solitary bee
certain dull flowers needing a frame
certain spring players needing a game
of emptying cups won't be there in june
now open champagne like you open the moon
although in dream time the champagne is flat
this dandelion breaks into an antidote to that
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Hotel Room Sleep
03:29
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hotel room sleep
tripping back deep time
almost talking
almost running out of time
the lamp came on
as a morning alarm
we used to have deep friends
and provocations
the way you were about me
seemed such a deal breaker
now it seems i am more
present and open
'til i start to crack
running my mouth off
clutching a flowered pillowcase
from tours of old
we struggle for more words
brought on by the photos
twisted and gifted
awkward and sifted into a fine dust
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dollars of sand put weight in hand
broken by dreams and seaweed streams
dogs do cartwheels on humans' heels
mosaic beach shack histories
as winds avail
the paper dollars fail
they blow away
enough just for today
trading hours' gifts
for sand-through-fingers shifts
as days devour
the paper dollar showers
what flowers do bees suck right through
figure 8 their friends
the honey work it never ends
found objects fool
emit no rule
broken or whole from the biggest fishy bowl
trip out and then
"i'm handing in my pen"
sand dollars face
off paper again
in lieu of thrills
we exercise the skills
of paying bills
and fifty cent refills
sea biscuit
pansy shell
galleta del mar
a five-pointed star
minnows come over
in innocence and clover
apples fall from trees
kids' cacophonies
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Burrowing Owls
03:49
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Cynthia Nelson Portland, Oregon
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