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doorbell invites me

Posted on 02/08/2014 by haiku djean

doorbell invites me
into clean brisk morning air —
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Starbucks coffee
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stepping stones
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storm clouds move in
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surprise property tax bill
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swallowed
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sweet juices
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tailbone
taking out garbage
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teacher's notes
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teddy bear
teflon frying pans
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that
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the entire room
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the smell of windex
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the wind
the winter rain
the world on fire
there!
this month spring
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thunderclouds
thundering hooves
thunderstorms
time for sweaters scarves
time moves on and on
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tiny knives
together again
together forever
tomatoes onions bells
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touching
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train passing in the night
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tree frog
trees and leaves
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trouble waking up
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tuning their instruments
turquoise hair
twilight
twinkling stars
two weeks into fall
unbalanced
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unfound easter eggs
unseen
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unspoken love
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us . . .
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wandering clouds
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watching the sun rise
watered daily
watering day
Wednesday grocery ads
weighted eyelids
wet icy fingers
what secrets hide beneath
whirlwind
whiskers
whispers of love
white floaties
white wings
who knows?
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wild magic
wild orchids
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wild spring winds
wilderness Wednesday
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wildlife preserve
wind blowing rain
windstorm
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winter coats (2rev)
winter colors
winter days
winter dreams
winter edging in
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winter fog
winter freeze
winter fur coat
winter gardening
winter ice
winter landscape
winter moon
winter morning
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winter rabbit
winter rain
winter rainbows
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winter silence
winter snow
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winter storm
winter sunrise
winter weather gauge
winter white
winter winds drench me
winter wonderland
winter!
winter's jewels
with dh gone
with swooping strokes
with the slow
without you
wonder how long
words rising to life
worried all night
wrapped in grey clouds
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writing mom-ku
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