Knox gave the blackberries

a sniff, but decided 

they didn’t meet his standards;

however, some deer droppings did.

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Every day they’re less skittish

as they expectantly await

the spreading of the seed.

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It didn’t take long,

maybe less than a minute,

for her to speak the words

that would change his life.

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Not my business, but

it was Knox’s

which he,

much to my chagrin,

refused to take care of

in a timely fashion.

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That weeping willow wept so hard,

its branches touched the ground,

providing sanctuary for

a mother rabbit and her young.

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Tired of grazing

behind the fence, the neighbor’s cows

took to the road.

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When fear becomes a dictator

and worry rules the world,

a glistening drop of water,

a firefly darting in the dark,

a friend’s silent understanding,

a dog’s rapidly wagging tail

 can provide us temporary refuge

and soothe our anxious souls.

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She took her morning walk

 lost in thought,

 eyes closed.

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