A Paper Cup

A Paper Cup
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Clover
Herman The Fly
Summer Green

A Paper Cup

everything
starts with
a small amount
a paper cup
pours out
enough water
for a seed
to grow




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Clover

so little
you sat
on the curb
with your legs
in the Ohio wind

Herman The Fly

lace curtains
for a screen door
see the oak tree
and the willow
the neighborhood
the blue sky
and the breeze
opens a space
for Herman
to fly in


Summer Green

the whole field
is summer green
honeybees tend
the white flocks
of warm clover