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Leaves

Nikki Giovanni

On a rainy day
When I'm sitting
In a tree
Looking for a friend
I hope you'll be the one
Standing at the root
Holding out your arms
To gently catch
My fall




Quotes of the Day

Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life.
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    Catbird
    by Mary Oliver
    He picks his pond, and the soft thicket of his world. He bids his lady come, and she does, flirting with her tail. He begins early, and makes up his song as he goes. He does not enter a house at night, ...