James Fredenburg

A greenish yellow leaf
from a cottonwood tree
floats peacefully
on the shimmering surface
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Like a calm
and beautiful river
sparkling and wonderful
your love
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Sometimes
I just want to be
a beachcomber
living on a houseboat
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I watched the stars
come out at night
and fill a deep blue sky.
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Cool and frosty days
refreshing after summer
brisk winds from Canada
make the night sky sparkle.
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Jasmine rice
hauntingly beautiful music
prayers with incense.
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As evening fell
on a cold and windy day
stars bravely twinkled
in a faraway darkening sky
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On a warm summer evening
we walked up the street together
and you were wistfully unaware
of just how beautiful you looked.
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Oh what can I say about my love?

Her inner essence is sweet
and cannot be captured by words.
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Imagine for a moment
you are standing under
a beautiful waterfall.
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The old man
sat down gently
on the park bench
in the warm spring sunshine.
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And hey
the swirling and flaying
of your beautiful hair
delights me.
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She reminded me reproachfully
that she liked soft mangos
of course I already knew that
after being married for so long.
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I remember
when I lived
up in the mountains
I would see
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