“Brief”
Fleeting stopover,
seeing the sights in transit,
and a short return.
Steve D
Fleeting stopover,
seeing the sights in transit,
and a short return.
Steve D
Grit runs through fingers,
burying feet, hiding shells,
dig, pile, and smash.
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Carpet’s worth of fur,
extricated and disposed.
Open the windows.
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Aqua-teal waves churn,
black stones a steadfast buttress,
to hold off the tide.
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Scented memory,
like wood stove smoke in the rain,
or salt on the wind.
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Verdant underbrush,
turns to dense fog and scorched pines,
to arid ridges.
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Wandering heading,
noncommittal arrival,
free adventure day.
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Cracks in the sidewalk,
alternate like stepping stones,
over lava pit.
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Poisonous darter,
warty lily-pad sitter,
or leggy leapers?
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