Tag: Poetry
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There Be Dragons
We craftthe dragons at the kitchen table – webeing the least one and me – inpaper,and tape,and coloring,too. Names to match designs:Berwyn, Dahlia, Raspberry, andPhoenix. Creaturesof flight and fire.Imagine! Dragons! Thehappily-ever-after kind.Good beasts. Berwyn started the dragon crafting. The young one saw a video, wanted to replicate what she saw, and before I knew it,…
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October
It’s my favorite month. The leaves turn colors and are swept from the trees by the winds that promise cooler days are coming. Sweatshirts and shorts are appropriate attire and sandals can still grace the feet that have stopped tromping in the garden’s greens and reds and yellows. It’s my birthday month. Technically, that makes…