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Brash winds
give way, of course
... to willful forest.

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This way, that
seems enough
... for the dragonfly.

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Summer idylls
beneath old maples given
... to games of flying.

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This night, this rare once
north winds wound
... but I will have them.

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A Steller's Jay
all mash but no potatoes
... and I chuckle.

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This day, my troubles
were not among those
... of rabbits.

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Paused dragonfly
whispers what she knows
... this comes, now this goes.

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The train's
unanswered questions
... groaning impatience.

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Sleepy sparrows
poised in dark ivy
... furies in silence.

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