The Holdout

Little buds
continue to open
providing pops
of bright color
in an increasingly
chill clime
as delicate looking
flowers
cheerily greet
each day
with the promise
of holding out
to share their beauty
just a bit longer

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Tetchy

Prickly bits of feeling
tendrils reaching out
sensitive and raw
bewildered
confusion abounds
energy a jumble
sulking and uneased
take caution
not to pierce the skin
of those around you
please
it’s not their fault
you’re out of sorts
so pause a moment
just breathe

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Make Me Blush

Color flushes up
from collar bones
to slide along soft skin
of throat to eats
and tips pinken
as cheekbones
flush with pink hues
even as the color
continues to spread
to nape
all because you stare
so intently
that my heart flutters
wildly

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“Yours” Is a Promise

I am  yours
my soul tender and soft
my heart open
and vulnerable
for you and only you
I am laid bare
with my spirit reaching
and longing
pulsing
through every single
beat of my heart

Don’t let go

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The Catnip

Bright green fades
as oils leech free
and the cat is
no longer
interested in thee
but the beauty of fall
graces your leaves
in a beautiful celebration
of the chill in the breeze
soon leaves will fall
as stems wither away
as ice replaces chill
and cold invades

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What I See

Another world
wondrous and amazing
lies just beneath
our noses and our boots
if we are willing
to look closer
to see the miracle
of things unimaginable
hidden
within the ordinary

Take a moment
look closer

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