Two white birds with long curved beaks
riding the thermals, high up, holding steady,
then swooping low, like violins to bass,
traveling the eastward wind above the lake.

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The shaded forest floor is dark and cool,
the air humid. Deer slept here last night,
their furry smell still vibrating in the trees,
the pebbled dirt, the singular daisy.

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Sunrise in the meadow. Wild flowers.
Hummingbird flashes. Sunlight beams
slanting through tall grass. Insects hum.
Eagle’s wings soar the day’s song.