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Life and Death Like Old Macbeth

Dandelions, babies crying
walking in the woods,
astronomy, philosophy
chickadees and childhood.

Speckled trout, (a technical knock-out)
strawberries red and sweet,
winter, spring, summer, fall
Butterfinger and little "Twinkie" treats.

Dragon flies, questions why
There’s anything at all,
Making mistakes baking cup cakes
Cumulous clouds and rainfall.

Dancing, prancing and romancing 
singing by-gone songs,
Christmas giving, loving, living  
here at home and gone.

Wishing wells, magic spells
rivers, lakes, seashores,
children growing never knowing 
what's in store.

Big parades in sun and shade
wild animals in the park,
ice cold beer and someone near 
when comets pass in the dark. 

Climbing mountains, drinking fountains
Liars, tricksters, cheats,
Saving grace and holiness
And poetry that speaks. 

Dishes, wishes 
and a pocketful of dreams,
Timbuctoo, Kalamazoo
New York and New Orleans.   

And boats that sail watching whales
reading, writing books,
never-ending always spending
money on good looks. 

History, wizardry and mysteries
inside a grain of sand,
life and death like old Macbeth
we may never understand.

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