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Honorable mention in the Poetry Nook weekly contest. It's free to compete. Sale to Star*line & one to Lupine Lunes (Popcorn Press anthology).

Pecans fell like hail in a windstorm this week. Even in a drought (at least 6 weeks w no rain), the lone tree tries to reproduce.

drought monitor
says moderate to severe
crispy grass


I went grocery shopping early in the morning as usual. Many of the clerks appear to be high school or college students, and I see them on a Saturday morning.

supermarket clerk
can't keep her eyes open
know the feeling

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Brown streaked ovoids litter the driveway
I race the squirrels, hoarding nuts
for pies, cookies, baked and spiced snacks
many I'll just eat raw
love living in the South