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washing his paws

an oil stripe

down his back

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my pills

sound like M&M’s

against my teeth

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in a straight line

corn kernels

from his soup

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empty ice tray

a blackberry

gathering frost

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lightning

the cloud scrapes

the edge of the butte

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heavy fumes

from the laurel

turn your head

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Scrabble tile

done with spelling

in a jar of screws

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in the shadows

diamonds become

triangles

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the ant tilts

the petal but can’t

get it to move

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