5 January

behind the trees

the first winter sun caressed the sky 

with scarlet



the pair of them sat watching for a bit

it struck her then

that one might not expect these times to be as plentiful 

as the spare change he saved in the jar on his bureau

so she leaned against him

in the growing light





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  1. annell405/01/2014, 07:25

    Life is only the spare change saved in a jar....

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  2. Anonymous05/01/2014, 07:55

    "one might not expect these times to be as plentiful

    as the spare change he saved in the jar on his bureau"

    What fleeting things...spare time and spare change. Jars empty fast!

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  3. Brian Miller05/01/2014, 08:05

    but it is a good thing they are...and we should collect them to keep for the times in between......lovely moment though....

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  4. Laurie Kolp05/01/2014, 08:26

    So sweet!

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  5. kaykuala05/01/2014, 08:27

    Two hearts together can be most rewarding! Wonderful write!

    Hank

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  6. tinajo05/01/2014, 08:44

    Lovely post, made me smile :-)

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  7. Unknown05/01/2014, 09:18

    I love how she knew to live in the present and appreciate the moment!

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  8. Sabra Bowers05/01/2014, 10:10

    Sounds a lot like my poem. Interesting that our minds took the same path. It was a story in the air for creative minds to latch onto. Well at least your pair didn't part. Well wordled.

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  9. brenda w05/01/2014, 10:55

    Ha! This made me smile. A satisfying write. Brava!

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  10. Sherri B.05/01/2014, 10:57

    Your words are simple, but their meaning goes deep...lovely!

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  11. brudberg05/01/2014, 11:23

    the spare change on a bureau .. what a great metaphor...

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  12. Unknown05/01/2014, 12:14

    A wonderful message. Moments are precious. We must live in them and fully experience them as they are limited.

    http://www.kimnelsonwrites.com/2014/01/03/evidence-of/

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  13. Lynn05/01/2014, 12:44

    so sweet.

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  14. Pealogic05/01/2014, 13:45

    Intriguing, I can't make out the relationship between them. But I don't want to know. Good writing.
    Pea
    X

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  15. Jae Rose05/01/2014, 13:48

    Simply wonderful...full..rich as pennies

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  16. Sherry Blue Sky05/01/2014, 13:59

    Very cool, the spare change metaphor and the swareness that such times are fleeting.

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  17. Linda Jacobs05/01/2014, 14:15

    Gosh, I like this so much! And, that jar of pennies makes the poem!

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  18. Stormcat Poetry05/01/2014, 15:42

    If love is so beautifully simple, why is it so rare?

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  19. Mary05/01/2014, 23:41

    So much to reflect on here! Nicely wordled.

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  20. Old Egg06/01/2014, 01:05

    How True. Often we look back on treasured times and they are not necessarily gala times of great pomp but of precious moments where love and affection come freely unannounced.

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  21. J Cosmo Newbery06/01/2014, 04:39

    That is a really sweet image.

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  22. Cindy06/01/2014, 05:56

    very lovely

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  23. flaubert06/01/2014, 10:39

    A beautifully sweet poem.

    Pamela

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  24. Sumana Roy06/01/2014, 11:19

    nice :)

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  25. Preeti S.06/01/2014, 14:48

    This is beautiful, gives off a sense of well-being albeit with a tinge of being temporary.

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  26. hyperCRYPTICal07/01/2014, 04:11

    Lovely - made me sigh with pleasure.
    Anna :o]

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  27. Anonymous07/01/2014, 05:26

    Lovely through and through.

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  28. Anonymous08/01/2014, 14:20

    A beautiful reminder, indeed.

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  29. Margaret09/01/2014, 10:30

    like spare change, moments add up! Nice.

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