Steel chains

cool drinks

cedar beams

wood planks

wind chimes

spin and remind.

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Porch swing &

bumble bees

wood creaks

metal pings

our thing

unwind our spring.

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Gentle rocking

cloud watching

fancy coffee

salt-less toffee

phone-free zone

raised feet

heavenward thrown.

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Birds arrival.

echoes of laughter

finches feed

greening grass

yellow daffodils

Chased by north winds.

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Trains thunder

showers shower

buds pop

branches drop

lightning flashes

rumble reverberate.

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Trees bend to

March winds

cool concrete

warming sun

frogs croaking

summer longings

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Porch swings

release emotion

change has come

tears drip

thoughts travel

not-so-distant past.

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Chime tings

memories sing

same space

different time

younger swing

with a younger me

And a future that wasn’t mine.

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