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IN MY BACKYARD
MT EVANS NATURE TRAIL
Four Haiku's
LESSON FROM THE TREES
I TALK TO THE TREES
GRAND CENTRAL TREE
THE TREES MOURN
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WIND
THE JALOPY
WILD MUSTARD
GOSSIP IN THE GROVE
FULL MOON
WALKING BARE FOOT
THE JOURNEY
WRITER’S WORRY
INDIAN VALLEY TRAIL
TREE TALES
THE JALOPY
fixing up a decrepit Packard
in the driveway
Rusted
no computer
seats worn through
heavy chassis
engine ancient
“How old’s your car?” I asked
With pride he stated
the make and year
“It’s three years younger
than I am!” I asserted
“Younger?”
he responded
in disbelief
I walked away laughing
but feeling
quite the clunker
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