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The snow brings life, mine's a short cold one 
        Being pushed around in fear of the sun
              Held and shaped by a mitted hand
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Categories: runoff, memory, seasons,
Form: Concrete
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Warm sunny day slowly melts
snow lying on the cold ground
the warmth creates puddles
with slush ice moving slowly
down each path it could find
like a flash flood it creates
its own pathway 
meandering down the street
to find the nearest drain
sitting watching it all happen
from the living room window
while...

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Categories: runoff, spring,
Form: Free verse
Runoff
It’s not fair how the heart fails
to completely heal, no matter 
friendly medicines proffered, 
prostheses patiently plugged,
eventual atrophied acceptance;
memories fade away, like streams
joining a river, but not to wash away
they just become part of the ocean....

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Categories: runoff, heart, pain,
Form: Free verse

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