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spring breeze—                           

the little pool flooded

with blossoms

 

a breathless dawn

lures the prickling earth

 

pine snow

thaws in silent

rainbow beads

 

the heart of a cello throbs

through an open window

--

strawberry moonlight

pinks the eye

of the spotted owl

 

waltzing together

with the fireflies

 

she took his hand

like a prayer

under the sycamore

 

at the airport chapel    

a thousand tongues 

 

wild pages

of a just-penned story

scatter in the wind

 

dragonic splendor

of gathering swifts

 

the sky shimmers

a prism

of holiday lights

 

a pair of lilies

carves up the ice

 

we finally touch

fingers tracing for a hint

of what to say

 

aroma of garlic

in your long black hair

 

a quilt of clouds

wilts like ash

and the bold moon burns

 

round the roaring fire

we each give thanks

--

in deep woods

drift bright chords

 

take me home ….

the sailboats fade

like dreams into dawn

 

from a lonely cottage

grey smoke joins

the Milky Way

 

frozen streams shatter

with the pulse of life

 

Ryland Shengzhi Li, Arlington, Virginia, USA
Dana Gittings, Washington, D.C., USA