Planting Dahlias
Earth, warm under my spade
brings forth worms
vying for squatter rights
pushing them aside
I drop
visions of summer
dinner plate dahlias
raising their faces
and snubbing last years
Christmas tree, now compost
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Planting Dahlias
Earth, warm under my spade
brings forth worms
vying for squatter rights
pushing them aside
I drop
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