whisper

I want to hear you 

whisper
ever so softly

are you asleep?
   
and know 
should I reply
it means bliss 

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four play

you could ride 

my tricycle
me on my
little red fire truck
pedal, pedal
round and round  
the driveway
circling and giggling
giggling and circling
closer and closer
around and around
until we
crash
softly
and play
another game


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scraps

I feel the edges

as I tear up
your letters, watch
pieces fall to the floor

where scraps scatter
below and about
some face up, but
most settle down  
                          
I gather them later
to rekindle
the fire we built
not so long ago
                        
but the embers
are cold and black 
and the ashes
have all blown away

only these scraps
in my fingers
remain, nothing
to bear but waste.
                      

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 5-9-14