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Cobwebs and acorns
a dusty windowsill
... unopened letters.

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In cold winds
shhh, trees and me
... shhh, falling.

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Tin gutters
aren't for beating
... Steller's Jay!

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Suffer shadows you must
but you'll never gray
... Steller's Jay.

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The chickadee
from her shadow
... POP!

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Steller's Jay
dodging, chasing
... the shadows of his head.

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Spin for joyous spin
the chickadee
... her shadow

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Spider's reveries
and silks to sail
... the summer sun.

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Blossoms
waiving in the breeze
... Me! Me next! Bees!

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