Centered
Shining
an icicle
looses water
from a
corner of
the garage,
hallowing
puddled snow
below. A
sparrow
plunges in,
cold-showers
utterly
idle
starlings—
paying no
mind to wind's
raw gusts.
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Shining
an icicle
looses water
from a
corner of
the garage,
hallowing
puddled snow
below. A
sparrow
plunges in,
cold-showers
utterly
idle
starlings—
paying no
mind to wind's
raw gusts.
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