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Phoenix

a garden patch with about 15 strawberry bushes, three tomato plants, and a handful of tiny, barely visible spinach plants

From dirt they arise,
slicing years of hardened earth—
weeds in my garden.

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N Unplugged Leave a comment April 21, 2022December 22, 2025 1 Minute

Time to go

a dead rose against a blue sky with patches of clouds

As the sun goes down
a deadhead rose arises—
end of an era

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N Unplugged Leave a comment April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 1 Minute

Clean up

part of the Torrens river in Adelaide flanked by a neatly maintained lawn and bushes, often used as a
Part of the Torrens river in Adelaide

Trim nails and calf hairs,
nip those rouge weeds in the bud—
garden maintenance.

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N Unplugged Leave a comment April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 1 Minute

Small problem

the ocean on a overcast day with a family making sandcastles in the distance
Largs Bay, Adelaide

We’re just tiny specks,
a world of ocean around—
crow shit in windscreen.

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N Unplugged Leave a comment April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 1 Minute

Moonshine

photo of the full moon at night, with silhouettes of trees and roofs

Polar opposite—
counterbalancing solar,
lights up the night sky.

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N Unplugged Leave a comment April 17, 2022December 22, 2025 1 Minute

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