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2004-08-26 08:40:51 ET Haiku: Creaking screen door opens wide shatters the still night She needed him more than words. Pressing the Limits: A woman alone screen door slams in her wake skin glistens in the heat eyes searching the lane beyond the white picket fence, closed and enyielding determination sets her face as flint Failed crops wave in the sickly heat despite years of tenderness. Gate, a few steps too far for wearied feet, mocks with its rusty voice while swinging in the hot breeze. |
