Tag: two word challenge
member name: Sheila Deeth
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August 13, 2008 02:04 PM EDT --
I'd never seen the man in the moon till we moved to Oregon. I knew he was there of course; I'd seen pictures. But I thought maybe others had eyes more skilled, or imaginations more free. . . . more
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August 13, 2008 02:09 PM EDT --
The bushes I planted my first year here were dead by the end of the season. I hadn't realized Oregon summers would be so hot and dry. After all my labors only brittle twigs remained which . . . more
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August 13, 2008 02:12 PM EDT --
That first winter, a single rose survived through wind and rain. Frost rimed the ground and tinged the petals brown, but still the last bloom's yellow sun quivered, round and perfect and . . . more
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August 13, 2008 02:20 PM EDT --
The green of forest and meadow define the state, with shades touched gold, touched blue, or rainbow-hued in fields of blooms:
The blue of water and white-capped waves like clouds fighting . . . more
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August 13, 2008 02:15 PM EDT --
After my first summer's failure I hooked up the hose. Bright rainbows promised flowers, or gold. And I kept the dripping water from the siding with a chipped, cracked cup.
Blue skies deep . . . more
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