A respite from the dog-days of August

"Debt Default"
at the last minute--
as everyone knew it would--
DC inked a deal
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reading the paper
behind the porch post, away
from morning's sun rays
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library:
monument to stubborn faith
in word power
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clili for breakfast
the 16-year-old
who stayed up all night
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60th birthday
his goal: running from Ola
to Little Rock
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since yesterday's rain
the dove calls more often~
roar of a bike
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dewy grass
at the edge of the porch
stops the cat
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c 2011 Pat Laster dba lovepat press