one of these days now
at the mall, i'm sure i'll hear
some christmas carols

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waiting for hours
wet at first, in the cold dark
just to be gulped down

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a tree branch adrift
all those tangled banks upstream
and yet you are here

(originally posted on summer haiku 2008)

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nothing familiar
not these tracks, this place, this self
must find my way back

(for one single impression, prompt 25, homecoming)

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this place, the laughter
too quickly summer closes
one more memory

(originally posted on summer haiku 2008)

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children playing
secure in the knowledge
more summers will come

(originally posted on summer haiku 2008)

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first thing to do
take off these sandals
wash away the sand

(originally posted on summer haiku 2008)

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a small pool
people sunbathing
last few rays

(originally posted on summer haiku 2008)

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quiet, in the shade
golden retriever twitches -
dreaming of sprinklers

(originally posted on summer haiku 2008)

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it's cramped in the back
a thirteen hour road trip -
i can't stop smiling

(originally posted on summer haiku 2008)

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