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A Scraping of Shovels

A SCRAPING OF SHOVELS From muffled silence arises a distant drone …..a scraping of shovels chattering across concrete cracks drum rolls of muted angst …..a scraping of shovels trembling dominoes awakening others ….a scraping of shovels rolling back the cover of winter’s quilted silence ….a scraping of shovels earning the price of an afternoon movie …a scraping of shovels welcoming the neighbors to a frosted block party …a scraping of shovels rumbling sound track of a crystal morning John G. Lawless ©2.28/2019

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Janice Canerdy

Date: 3/16/2019 12:47:00 PM

Very well-written and descriptive, John! Janice

Sunlite Wanter

Date: 3/14/2019 10:32:00 AM

I think I can hear scraping! Very nice.

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 3/14/2019 8:16:00 AM

Reading this as I listen to the crack of shovels and the thunder of plows outside... with a snow storm, the racket comes after. Love "frosted block party". Looking forward to your contestants reading list ;) xomo

John Lawless
Date: 3/16/2019 9:58:00 AM

MO, I once told a guy from California I could never deal with the earthquakes......he looked at me in horror and said "BUT YOU GET SNOW!!'