Winter’s Flowers

The drops evoke
a winter’s snow
The stalks bespoke
of spring’s escrow
Combined bankroll
a season’s stroll
through then and when

Words and image © Stephen W. Buchanan 2023

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Hidden Feelings

The footsteps were
moving away
I hoped for her
to be okay
though she would try
to make me cry
if she saw me

© Stephen W. Buchanan 2023

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Inspired by using a prompt from the First Line Generator site, though spread across the first two lines 🙂. Thanks to Mr. Mouse for posting about it sometime back in his The Twisting Tail site that I’m too lazy to go find. (But you all should go find and read what he writes because it’s highly entertaining and well worth the time you’ll spend there.)

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Another Turn

From longest night
to newborn day
when fear takes flight
and hope holds sway
Because of one
trip round the sun
we queue anew

© Stephen W. Buchanan 2023

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