Shining White
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waves in shining white--
the sea of New Year's morning
makes a long line
Kiyoko
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2
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the quivering of branches
first east wind at the ridgetop
Alice
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3
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snow lingers--
a diary open
to a fresh page
Lynne
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4
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turning off the engine
to hear frogs sing
Fay
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5
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smudged here and there
a child's hopscotch diagram
in the spring moonlight
Patricia
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6
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beside this ball of twine
a hammer and pliers
Alex
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7
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Great Buddha's Hall
I buy a charm for earthquakes
in a satin bag
June
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8
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grandmother gives her a kiss
and a squeeze as she leaves
Kiyoko
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9
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flashing in the sun
a thousand purple eyes
the peacock's spread tail
Lynne
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10
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dust storm passes across
far-off Kilimanjaro
Alice
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11
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my canoe teacher
with an artificial leg
missing for a week
Fay
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12
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short return from their exile
because of the Pope's visit
Patricia
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13
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man in the moon--
a special evening newscast
about Prospector
Alex
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14
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stubble field, his blond head
asleep on the stained backpack
June
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15
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clear autumn sky
among the puffs of cloud
one shaped as a dog
Kiyoko
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16
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the smell of popcorn
spilling from a tour bus
Lynne
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17
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built-in planters
on the deck of the penthouse
cherries in bloom
Alice
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18
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tax return accidentally
flushed down the toilet
Fay
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19
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spring concert: gossip
among musicians about
the Paula Jones suit
Patricia
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20
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from the bottom of the glass
champagne bubbles
Christopher
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21
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his suicide--
I remember the hat
Gu Cheng made himself
June
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22
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carved wooden boxes
One Dollar - Cash Only
Alex
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23
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evening stillness
a fringe of frosted grass
at the pond's edge
Lynne
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24
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carrying candles, each wrapped
in an alpaca blanket
Patricia
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25
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the youngest princess
almost made her getaway
disguised as a maid
Alice
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26
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“wearing another man's pants
might change your luck,” she tells him
Lynne
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27
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can't help wondering
if, after all these years
he'll recognize me
Alice
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28
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pathological liar
his second mate
Fay
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29
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autumn equinox
the shadow points
to six o'clock
Alex
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30
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moon above the stone quarry
the crunch of boots on the path
Patricia
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31
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Day of the Dead
a troupe of feathered dancers
put on face paint
June
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32
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the projectionist locks up
in time to catch the late show
Lynne
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33
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coiled copper tubing
a drop of clear liquid
forms, then falls
Alice
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34
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in the free book bin
something she's wanted to read
June
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35
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stuck to the candy
the tin foil peels off in strips
- cherry blossoms
Patricia
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36
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colostrom, and at last
the baby goat suckles
June
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