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Hand in Hand


Gentle rain.
How patient it is,
working delicately 
all through the night
with its little fingers,
hand in hand
with gravity,
to decapitate a rose

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Lin Lane

Date: 12/1/2023 12:22:00 PM

Raindrops falling in a gentle drizzle... as deadly as a scalpel in the wrong hands.

Paul Willason
Date: 12/9/2023 8:07:00 PM

Indeed...and so unassuming. Appreciate yr comments Lin.

John Lawless

Date: 11/30/2023 9:36:00 AM

no one truly understands the gravity of the executioners compassion. Another good one Paul, love the subtle twist in the last line...a masterful stroke

Daniel Turner

Date: 11/30/2023 4:43:00 AM

One petal at a time. A slow death. Another good one:)

Paul Willason
Date: 12/9/2023 8:03:00 PM

Thanks Daniel