When We Were Seven

jangling cow bell
standing in the pasture
you shout moo

-- Julie Bloss Kelsey

(first appeared in Four and Twenty, Volume 3, Issue 10, October 2010)

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Just Before Sleep

his booming voice
from under the bed
little giggles

-- Julie Bloss Kelsey

(first appeared as a "Four and Twenty of the Week" at Four and Twenty, November 9, 2010)

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Petite Heirlooms

in this hand-painted tin I find every button

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National Cherry Blossom Festival

cherry blossom boughs
along the Tidal Basin ...
Japanese tourists

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In the Distance ...

remembering you
a slight smile upon my lips
... sliver of a moon

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Gently Falling

patter of spring rain
soft against the window's glass
tears slide down his face

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Glitter

Sustainability:

Our carbon footprint

reduced

to diamonds.

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Night Music

Source: Hubblesite.org

a symphony of stars --
your heart, in time
with mine