Samara
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Colossal samara sculpture spinning
The gentle breeze provoking giant seed
Around the garden at a ghostly speed
The bronze patinaed green and weathered well
Enormous silent, it has me grinning
The towering art, not aunaturel
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At Rest
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Simply resting in the dropseed
Reclined among the beautiful
Mighty fine respite indeed
Gaze stays the same through the seasons.
All my senses I must employ
Remaining right here for reasons
Among the nature I enjoy
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I never tire of the view
In fact it energizes me
Through time there’s always something new.
Just leave me right here, I am fine
Under my blanket of grasses
Gathering up all the sunshine
Just art to the passing masses.
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Stone Seeds
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The acorns soundly lie
Beneath oak trees sky high
Too large to yield to whims of squirrels
Will never multiply
While others sprout nearby
From stone seeds only silence unfurls.
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Permanent Bloom
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In a garden full of real blooms
I’m drawn to the metal flowers
On the gates of the garden rooms
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Lasting eons instead of hours
Never bothered by garden pests
Patinaed by weather’s power
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Within may still find insect nests
Though not a perfect habitat
Upon it you’ll find a bird rests
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(An Enclosed Triplet Poem)
#savestoneleigh
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We will honor the family who gave it
We will not allow eminent domain
An open space this garden shall remain
There’s a garden to save and we’ll save it.
We’re not prone to fighting but we’ll brave it.
There must be another space for new fields
From demolition this place we will shield
There’s a garden to save and we’ll save it.
Oh no! We will not let you pave it.
This too is a place for children learning
The school board’s proposal we are spurning
There’s a garden to save and we’ll save it.
We will honor the family who gave it
There’s a garden to save and we’ll save it.
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(An Echo Sonnet)
Prom Photo Flash Mob in the Garden
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Smiling Parents
Holding hands
In jean shorts and polo shirts
Walking just a few paces behind
Flowing gowns
Heeled shoes
Crisp tuxedos
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New loves
First loves
Smiling laughing chatting arm in arm
Holding bouquets and hems of dresses
Taking selfies
Group shots
Posing proudly
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Dodging daffodils
Compacting grass
Please don’t step on the flowers
Sir this is a public garden
Sparkly departures
Firm handshakes
Waving goodbyes
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(A Trinet Poem)
A Picture and a Poem 