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The bill comes due late
After you have spent the thought
Pay it. Buy what's next
2 votes
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The saw rests unused
Hung up since he lost the hand
Still sharp. Still a saw
0 votes
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One candle burns low
The wax pools and cools too fast
Dark waits just outside
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Clay holds the thumb's press
Long after the hand has moved
The shape stays and dries
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Sun cracks the dark sky
A dog barks once then goes still
Light moves through cold rooms
1 votes
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Waves break and draw back
The shore forgets each wave's face
Salt stays on the stone
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Waves break and draw back
The shore forgets each wave's face
Salt stays on the stone
1 votes
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Snow fills old footprints
The path you walked is gone now
Walk where you must walk
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Snow fills old footprints
The path you walked is gone now
Walk where you must walk
1 votes
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Flames eat the dry wood
No log asks to be consumed
Ash holds its own shape
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Wind moves through bare trees
Each branch bends and then returns
The wind has no home
1 votes
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Clocks count the same beats
The hours do not care who waits
Time takes what it takes
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Clocks count the same beats
The hours do not care who waits
Time takes what it takes
1 votes
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No one speaks first here
The room holds our unspent words
We sit and let it
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No one speaks first here
The room holds our unspent words
We sit and let it
1 votes
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Mud smells like a plan
Seeds do not know they will fail
They push up through it
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Mud smells like a plan
Seeds do not know they will fail
They push up through it
1 votes
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You left something here
I have not moved it since then
Still yours by being
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Hands know their own task
The mind can rest while they move
Done means done for now
1 votes
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The body goes first
The mind argues then follows
Dreams need no invite
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The body goes first
The mind argues then follows
Dreams need no invite
1 votes
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The river runs clear
Over stones worn smooth by years
Cold, and going still
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The river runs clear
Over stones worn smooth by years
Cold, and going still
1 votes
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The old door holds fast
Wood swells in the summer heat
No key fits it now
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One crow on the fence
Watching you with no feeling
It was here first, too
1 votes
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Bread cools on the board
Steam lifts off the cracked brown crust
Eat it while it's warm
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Bread cools on the board
Steam lifts off the cracked brown crust
Eat it while it's warm
1 votes
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Half a moon tonight
It shows you what it wants to
The rest is your guess
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Child runs to the edge
Not knowing what edge means yet
The fall teaches that
1 votes
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Glass holds the cold in
Rain streams down on the outside
Two worlds, one thin line
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Glass holds the cold in
Rain streams down on the outside
Two worlds, one thin line
1 votes
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Salt dries on the lip
After swimming in the sea
The sea stays with you
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Hawk hangs on the wind
No wing beats, just watching down
Small things should stay still
1 votes
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The kettle shrieks once
Steam fills the kitchen window
Tea waits to be poured
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The kettle shrieks once
Steam fills the kitchen window
Tea waits to be poured
1 votes
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Name worn off the stone
Rain has years to finish it
Grass cares nothing, grows
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Name worn off the stone
Rain has years to finish it
Grass cares nothing, grows
1 votes
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The stall smells like herbs
Old woman sells seven types
You buy what you need
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The stall smells like herbs
Old woman sells seven types
You buy what you need
1 votes
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Smoke drifts from the roof
Someone inside is cooking
This means they are home
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