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1
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around the world
the new year begins
each hour
AHB
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New Year
world, time
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2
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first page of diary
tiger drawing
FA
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New Year
diary, mammal
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3
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I play along
with the quickening drip drip
of meltwater
ABB
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Spring
water
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4
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at the end of the garden path
irises in bloom
AHB
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Spring
garden, flowers, bloom
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5
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east wind
soft on our cheeks
day moon's grin
FA
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Spring moon
wind, body parts
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6
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everything she will need
in a small wheeled suitcase
ABB
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No season
wheels, luggage
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7
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with a leap
into the boxcar
midnight express
AHB
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No season
train, speed
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8
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colored boy has
master's eyes
FA
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Love
servant, eyes
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9
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one of those mornings
even the butcher
wants to make small talk
ABB
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Love
occupation, conversation
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10
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white moth flutters
around and around the porch light
AHB
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Summer
insect, structure
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11
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invitation
to a beach house party
signed by Dracula
FA
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Summer
beach, building, festival, individual
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12
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finance officer exposed
as a double agent
ABB
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No season
occupation
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13
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a sheep looks up
moonlight shimmers
in the grass
AHB
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Moon
farm mammal, ligh, plant
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14
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annual athletic meet
by UFOs
FA
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Autumn
sports, aliens
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15
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frosty morning
he trades his new lunchbox
for a Ho-Ho
ABB
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Autumn
morning, food
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16
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each ounce of gold
carefully weighed
AHB
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No season
metal, measurement
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17
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the last item on the list
delivered to the lord
a bough of mountain cherry
FA
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Cherry blossoms
list, lord, foliage, landscape
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18
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thin mist over the sea
where the jet was shot down
ABB
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Spring
atmosphere, ocean, plane
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19
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red lights flash on
over the intercom, laughter
"April Fools!"
AHB
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Spring
color, lights, sound, holiday
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20
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wine stain
on his prayer rug
FA
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No season
drink, religion, cloth
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21
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recycling center
won't take my rusted-shut cans
of weed killer
ABB
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No season
metal, poison
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22
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from the bottom of the loch
Nessie groans
AHB
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No season
body of water, mythical beast
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23
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00:00:00 onChristmas Eve
a mainframe keeps
data mining
FA
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Winter
religious holiday, computer technology
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24
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thin snow on the barbed wire
surrounding seed wheat sheds
ABB
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Winter
precipitation, bulk food, structures
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25
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at the target's center
each shot enters
the same hole
AHB
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No season
competition, hole
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26
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a mole writing sonnets
for his mistress
FA
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Love
mammal, poetry
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27
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advised to purchase
the double strength potion
against jealousy
ABB
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Love
commerce, liquid
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28
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three glasses lined up
a friend backs the odds
AHB
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No season
utensils, gambling
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29
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lazy chitchat
someone wonders how we know
the moon is full
ABB
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Moon
conversation
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30
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term paper at night school
on dementia
FA
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Autumn
correspondence, school
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31
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gleaning nuts
she walks the orchard
in rubber boots
AHB
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Autumn
food, trees
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32
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the hills keep giving up light
fast approaching storm
ABB
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No season
landscape, weather
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33
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a subpoena arrived
I practice
my best smile
FA
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No season
document, facal feature
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34
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in dry dock the ships crew
toasts another delay
AHB
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No season
structure
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35
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all these cameras!
at least ten thousand photos
of cherry blossoms
ABB
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Cherry blossoms
flowers, images
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36
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the memory...
a temple bell ringing faintly
FA
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Spring
sound
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