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we fool

the flies

with stone soup

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warm May rain

odd lichen appears

on the gravel

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the cats forget

they finished off

the snakes

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the sprinklers

louder when

they hit your face

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beneath the apple tree

the tiny apples

we removed

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they make a weapon

from each little thing

you forgot to do

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the birds

tell the other birds

you’re coming

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in the valley

controlled burns

for now

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the book

you never read

the last ten pages of

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