successful short flight
from privet to windowsill
two young cardinals
~~
from the back pew
two older women chatting
during the sermon
~~
bereavement lily
its orange fallout
blessing me
~~
season's first melon
its aroma more luscious
than its taste
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CINQUAIN
Rhythm
and Bayous road
in southern Arkansas.
We head home from a week's trip to
the beach.
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Pulling
yellowed leaves from
a budding gardenia
bush, I discover this gorgeous
blossom.
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TANKA
daughter-in-law's
gifts from earlier
Mother's Days
come out of the closet
each Sunday of spring
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