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May Morning

The cottonwood enticed my attention
With her new shawl of delicate green
And winking raindrop jewels.
I marveled at her supple body
Contorted in a sinuous bend.

When she had stood
Exposed and naked
I had passed her by.
Unheeding.

Now I stopped,
Entranced
By her exotic display,
As she danced
To the forest’s rhythm,
Instead of my frenetic,
Human pace.

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