still leaves boy pigeons flying branches in hard wind a house still sea porch dirt driveway women entering fly on a window meadow flowers tired lion bike in the grass clothesline in hard sun throwing open a blanket a reach vapor trail a row of streetlights dusk cars slowing pile of trash scattering petals dead clouds night stopped taillights silver moon spinning earth messy hair summer small wave her bare legs sea oats arms around drift wood yellow towel her eyes dark stars beach fire stray dogs lazy tongue tacking up a picture riding in a truck tender dirt walking a bike in a dress blue wind sun waves seeds from the hip a regular valley close look bull his bare ass twin stars psychic residue green

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