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\nfree of its white icy gag
\nblue water breathes<\/p>\n
Item: one of Dimitri’s staff
\nclimbs atop the last pile of snow
\nto change the sign: Open Fri to Sun<\/p>\n
Item: grizzled old Jim chops ice
\nout front of his boathouse
\nto cut a channel for his fishing boat<\/p>\n
Item: a pair of Canada geese
\nwaddle over a darkening pan of ice
\nthat clings to the shoreline<\/p>\n
Item: a dazzling young woman
\nwho ran daily all winter
\njogs the river path bare shouldered<\/p>\n
Item: an adolescent fuzz
\nbeards the trees along river’s edge
\nsoftening the chaotic twig tangle<\/p>\n
Item: dream of lounging on the beach
\nimmersed in the liquid music
\nof children, birds and water<\/p>\n
Item: memories of summers future
\nsing in the smiles and eyes
\nof everyone on the winding river road<\/p>\n
NaPoWriMo 9: Driving along the river today towards Lancaster and back, saw the impervious white ice is for the most part gone. The water was sparkling blue. Such a relief! Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"