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apparently

the avocado

needs to eaten

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the dog who chases

us along the fence

doesn’t bark today

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greasy gray

smoke creeps over

dry golden hills

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on the succulent

in the dark

a fly glints

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the humid closeness

of the porch

thick with roses

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the cherries

have shriveled and

no longer stink

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thunderheads

become spheres

dissipate

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last stack of

hay bales taller

than a building

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a clutch of stones

with circular

holes

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shiny staples

spit out

by the old wood

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