Four Seasons (for Tadpole Contest)
by Kimberly Barespring
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tiny blossoms shake
in the gentle rains of spring
new awakenings
summer
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star-studded heat
settles over shrubbery
wild wings flutter
autumn
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flurry of fallen
leaves are kaleidoscopic
prepare for slumber
winter
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stark, barren land
softened by the weight of
fresh fallen snow
01/08/2004