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business lunch

a bit of green

in his smile

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bruised fruit

she says

she fell

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member of the wedding

her first time

in heels

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Joseph P. Wechselberger

the long drive home ...

just Patsy Cline

and me


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crescent moon

a field of purple cauliflower

waiting for harvest

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Joseph P. Wechselberger

wind gusts

a comb-over

flips


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Father's Day

the annual reminder

I will never be one


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a squirrel nibbling

the tree's last pear

cold drizzle

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Joseph P. Wechselberger

late autumn

a lone scarecrow dressed

for winter

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Joseph P. Wechselberger

eggs fried

crisp around the edges …

learning to say no

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tasting the moon—

the way your eyes look

looking at me

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a phone number written

inside an old matchbook …

yard sale sport coat

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the smell of fresh-baked pie

a game of checkers

on the front porch

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two

exchanging glances over laptops

Starbucks

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snowmelt

the slow drip and pooling

of fluid from the old car

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as if

he never existed

the baby’s unmarked grave

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above

the ground fog

rabbit ears

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Joseph P. Wechselberger

60th reunion

two with walkers

doing The Twist

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Joseph P. Wechselberger

my friend’s cabin

a short dash to the creek

for a skinny-dip

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Joseph P. Wechselberger

second-hand store

a wedding dress tagged

as never worn

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Joseph P. Wechselberger

dad’s wake

greeting people

I’ll never know

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Joseph P. Wechselberger

the bittersweetness

of pomegranate seeds …

did you ever love me?

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Joseph P. Wechselberger

speed dating

the changing colors

of her mood ring

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a lawn full of dandelions

going to seed

foreclosure

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puddles

a pigeon strolls through the church’s

upside-down reflection

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his selfie

in a mirror

in the mirror

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Joseph P. Wechselberger

the gatherings

becoming smaller …

another family funeral


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Joseph P. Wechselberger

jazz singer

a gardenia

like Billie

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blues band

the flash of sequins

when the guitarist sings

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Joseph P. Wechselberger

taproom

the clink of a coin

as it drops in the jukebox

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Joseph P. Wechselberger

twilight

the familiar begins

to disappear

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empty mailbox

promises

not kept

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sometimes

pieces don't fit

puzzles

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Joseph P. Wechselberger

busy diner

the waitress splashes coffee

in my saucer


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