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on the icy wind
the smell of pine —
golden sunlight
peeking
through the trees
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Monthly Archives: December 2022
asleep on the couch
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asleep on the couch
our best man
covered with helium balloons
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lost in the River of Stars
.
lost in the River of Stars
I’ll search forever
to be with you again
.
an anniversary dance
.
an anniversary dance
43 years —
our love
woven forever
in the shining stars
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deep winter fog
.
deep winter fog —
counting headlights
until you get home
.
winter nights
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winter nights —
distant stars twinkle
in icy space
.
lost in dense fog
.
lost in dense fog
no streetlights
no headlights —
only our love
to guide us home
.
shooting stars
.
shooting stars
brighter than fireworks
your love shining for me
.
I cup my hands
.
I cup my hands
to catch falling stars —
our love alive in the sky
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night skies
.
night skies
sliced by lightning —
I’m in pieces too
living without you
.
winter
.
winter . . .
even the scarecrow shivers
in the midnight frost
.
cold winter nights
.
cold winter nights
the golden moon sparkles
on frozen ice
.
magical moments
.
magical moments —
starlight
the golden moon
dancing though eternity
with you
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caterpillar feet
.
caterpillar feet . . .
softly pitter pattering
into my heart
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holiday gifts year round
.
holiday gifts year round
bowls of golden nuggets
fill my heart with joy
.
holiday prep
.
holiday prep —
dressed in reds and greens
all the elves
shining Santa’s sleigh
.
winter white
.
winter white —
hailstones
falling
falling
everything
covered in ice
.
holiday lights
.
holiday lights
will never shine again
I’m so lost without your glow
.
winter wonderland
.
winter wonderland
reindeer prance
through swirling snow
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home grown tomatoes
.
home grown tomatoes
sneaking the deepest red —
juices dripping
down
my
arms
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life without you
.
life without you —
learning to live
with all the broken pieces
.
evening moonlight
.
evening moonlight
all the white carnations
golden
.
midnight magic
.
midnight magic —
the songs
of singing frogs
.
broken fountain pens
.
broken fountain pens
all the words
still inside of me
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rivers, lakes, puddles
.
rivers, lakes, puddles —
watching rain disappear
into itself
.
evening moonlight
.
evening moonlight
all the white carnations
golden
.
unswept leaves
.
unswept leaves —
all the sidewalks and streets
wear the colors of fall
.
after the rainstorm
.
after the rainstorm
kitty
testing the wet cement
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underneath piles and piles
.
underneath
piles and piles
of tangled yarn
the tip
of kitty’s tail
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lazy autumn days
.
lazy autumn days
clouds drift
above the golden trees
.
living hyphenated
.
living hyphenated
until I knew
you
me
are forever
we
.
the River of Stars
.
the River of Stars —
deep in the night
my dreams
are dancing with you
.
autumn bounties
.
autumn bounties
the warmth
the colors
the smell —
home made veggie soup
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morning shivers
.
morning shivers
walking
in the autumn wind
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autumn days
.
autumn days
songs of the blackbird —
falling
falling
all the golden leaves
falling down
.
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evening moon
.
evening moon
neighborhood pigeons
nestled puffs of grey
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polished by rainstorms
.
polished by rainstorms
autumn moon shines
across dark midnight skies
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alceon ku 