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April

Dried leaves flutter across retina

Spring gusts pop stop move along crawl catch scurry scurry duck walk jump twirl hold lifted up and up flying returning

Blur burned image receding winged body’s sudden arc up impossible to see details vibrating

Consciousness ready waiting like a patient dog there in the great oak’s shadow for more

Glowing ending dream unfurled eons light to years to moments emblems crumbling icons last breath let out exhaled remembered first breath once again

fluttered

Dried leaves pop stop across retina awareness flying returning waiting

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from Where we live — Bill Eberle

Spring 2005     © 2012, Bill Eberle