Thistles III

Thistles grow from His heart Protective arms Enwrap the Thorn he loves Light dawns within Purple petals Thin and delicate Surrounded by green Enforcements Hiding pocket knives In mauve shadows The sun’s bright warmth Glows from her center And meets his intensity His full expression Of sadness and Memories of shared joy Out of wastelands…

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Indigo Bunting

Leaf blowers, tree cutters buzz distantly Four hundred Indigo Buntings Fly and sit and sing Their thoughts carry them From branch to wire to stream, As they ponder color, leaves, and revel In water playfully When shaded skies enwrap the world, they snuggle Warm hearts thrumming rhythmically Elements of bones and beaks, of air and…

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