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outside

robin song

the fan hums along

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windows open

the first warm day of spring

doing dishes

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so much sun

in mid-April,

hard to remember

yesterday’s flurries

yesterday’s rain

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midnight

it’s tomorrow

already

and I wasn’t yet finished

with today

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such joy!

the crocus blooms

before the dandelion

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I carry

Ash Wednesday

all through Lent

staggering under the weight

of a teaspoon of soot

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hailstorm

the cherry tree

weeps petals

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another year

shut away from the lilacs—

chills

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setting out peanuts

the squirrel’s tail

in a question mark

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where once was snow

now is mud—

crocuses

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spring equinox

the snowfall

is a nice touch

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late at night

the wind sounds colder

than it is

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in the backyard

the first robin has arrived

before the first worm

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no rain after all

the man feeding squirrels

removes his hat

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March sun

now you see it

now you don’t

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first green grass

and look!

a dandelion

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tin whistle

so many tunes

so little time