acquaintance
with some petunias
who bob excitedly
when I walk by,
but then they
do the same when
a stranger passes.
© 1995
(originally published in Capper's)
I know ... I've gone a bit off-season with this one, but I like to do that sometimes ... to remind myself of those warmer days, no ice on the sidewalks, no spinning tires at the curb ... shirt sleeves weather, with the petunias bobbing excitedly when I walk by ... or merely hanging out together where they've been planted, envying the freedom of movement I have. Ah, those were wonderful warm days. And they will come again. Won't they?
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Today's word: fickle
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