Blessed

small servile gesture
kneeling down to offer thanks
on Thanksgiving Day

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Squeezed

ubiquitous green grasp
choking life from the trees:
deadly embrace of kudzu

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Our First Child

first sonogram:
so excited to see you
we didn’t notice
your missing heartbeat -
the silence

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Trick-or-Treat

on Halloween night
the North star guides our way
to smiles and candy

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Curly Top

curly cirrus clouds
waving with the autumn wind
Mother Nature's hair

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