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Adelaide B. Shaw

A Saturday Afternoon

Sitting in the patio I watch a chipmunk explore the potted geraniums then move on, disappearing back into the growth of weeds and trees beyond the bricks. He reappears on the mowed grass, scurrying one way, then another, as if undecided.

quietly alone—
a bird calls for company
and a soft breeze
tomorrow will sort itself
but now, this time is mine

About the Author

Adelaide B. Shaw lives in Somers, NY.  She has been creating Japanese poetic forms for fifty years. Her books, An Unknown Road and The Distance I’ve Come, are available on Amazon. She posts published work on http://www.adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com

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