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Garden view spirit house
With seashell tributes below ‑‑
Ideal elfin retreat
Newly Listed
Author: dcstecker
Garden Grace
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Spring’s garden has awakened.
A myriad of salvia blossoms
Beckon season’s dancing clouds of butterflies.
So, come now, swallowtail.
Make haste, fritillary and zebra.
Your table is set.
Come consume your fill,
And touch my soul with your silent ballet.
Probing Etiquette
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Though exceptions without question abound,
Detailed rules prove reliably unsound.
So, ’tis best to leave closed doors untried
Till voluntarily welcomed inside.
Natural Causes
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An old window in an old, damaged wall,
Reflecting a building across the way,
Lures only child passerby,
The common fate of minor wonders.
Monday Morning Fork
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With the sun to his left, below the trees
–The golden hour for photography —
He looks down the north end of Charlotte.
He’s covered this street twice recently,
So, there’s no more to camera-capture,
But he turns and walks it nonetheless,
For it is a quiet and pleasant street,
The time is now golden,
And he has no promises to keep.
Of Greener Grass
Mounted on horse, zebra, or lion,
The riders circle toward the river in perfect formation,
Then circling away only to return,
Their thoughts captured by the passing boat
And how pleasant the skyline from that distance.
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Maintaining their balance on deck,
The passengers gaze toward Brooklyn in reasonable formation
Then facing the skyline only to return,
Their thoughts captured by the carousel
And how pleasant the skyline from that distance.
A Quieting
First year cardinals shop new homes,
While butterflies wrap up.
Salvia pedals fade,
Ceding stems to seeds,
And oak leaves spiral earthward,
Blanketing drowsy roots. ‑‑
How my autumn garden yawns!
Salvia in Sync
Salvia dominate the garden in back,
Their flowers blooming in waves
Then falling away together
Before flowering as one again.
(Seek butterfly conduct for blame.)
Late Comers
With seeds scattered back in spring,
And low leaves like weeds through summer,
Autumn blooms now reach for hearts.
Fresh Take
A quiet early morning walk
May loosen a stiffened calf,
Unlock a blocked solution,
Reset a troubled heart.
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