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Waiting for
an Answer
on the
bone dry lake
desert lingering heat—
monsoon next week?
watching the children grow—
one puppy waits for his turn . . .
after prayers for rain
a farmer erects a cross—
the
crunch of gravel
Notes:
240
Life, Liberty,
and the Pursuit of Happiness . . .
Feast of All
Souls—
saluting flag draped coffins
one soldier faints
pausing at the ballot box—
his bullet riddled canteen
"thank you, Mom",
says each child after grace—
the family circle
Notes: 241
Renhai
John Daleiden,
US and Janice Tompson, CA
Changelings
golden
aspen leaves
deepen the forest floor—
autumn winds /jd
each night starry skies change
/jd
the tide line a foot higher
/jt
shadows lengthen—
filling the rain barrel
a broken rake /jt
Notes:
242
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