casualty
after the heatwave
I check my bonsai
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casualty
the stray kitten
the stray kitten
pausing to strike a pose
Maneki Neko
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lone call
lone call,
still, on a low fence wire
a bird I can’t name
after Soft Rains May Come
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seeing, not seeing
seeing, not seeing
the dented tailgate
the faded spark
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beyond my power
beyond my power
the installer reschedules
at days end
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forty plus
forty plus
the paint and I
dry too fast
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withered mallee
withered mallee
passing, all its leaves
take flight
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rough summer gust
rough summer gust
the wind has forgotten
how to sing
after The Aim Was Song
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inescapable heat
inescapable heat
a gum branch tears itself away
from the trunk
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scorcher
scorcher
one prayer and two full buckets
on the Japanese maple
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鵲の歌 / Magpie Song 