the mist clears

the sun breaks through

the joy of a spring morning

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in the shopping mall

the little dog runs around

searching the faces

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at the street corner

with the God Is Love banner

he warns of hellfire

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checking no one sees,

the old lady skips over

the hopscotch chalkmarks

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a band in the park 

the hum of a lawn mower

in a different key

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working at his loom 

the old weaver keeps spinning

tales to the tourists

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at the ruined church

grass grows in the roof gutters

pigeons in the belfry

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a cast of thousands

in an aerial display

starlings at sunset

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April's air stirs in/willow leaves - a butterfly/floats and balances

MATSUO BASHO

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