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		Lungs extend your body
hanging from a bar in the park
coloured hopscotch and birthday.
The chocolate cake on your tongue
is cool, freshly mown grass
in a slow breath.
The shoulder tweak and waning grip
place your feet on chipped wood.
Opening your eyes, your son's
playing tag in the field.
	
	
	
	
		
	
 
 
	
	
	
		
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		 (02-16-2024, 03:56 PM)Wjames Wrote:  Lungs extend your body
hanging from a bar in the park
coloured hopscotch and birthday.
The chocolate cake on your tongue
is cool, freshly mown grass
in a slow breath.
The shoulder tweak and waning grip
place your feet on chipped wood.
Opening your eyes, your son's
playing tag in the field.
This is delightful.  Thrown off a little by "tweak," know the feeling and it works by sight and sound, but then the dictionary kicks in and I'm momentarily confused.  It's a pinch, an incipient charley-horse,  probably rotator-cuff... can't think of a better word.  "Strain," but that lacks impact.  Good job.
	
 
	
	
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		 (02-16-2024, 03:56 PM)Wjames Wrote:  Lungs extend your body
hanging from a bar in the park
coloured hopscotch and birthday.
The chocolate cake on your tongue
is cool, freshly mown grass …. Love these two lines
in a slow breath.
The shoulder tweak and waning grip
place your feet on chipped wood. …. I like the detail of chipped wood 
Opening your eyes, your son's
playing tag in the field. …an unexpected and delightful merging of childhood dreaming with the present 
Lovely work
	
 
	
	
	
		
	
 
 
	
	
	
		
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		I'm simply going to play with your thingy, ok?
It might look weird, but at least it's getting proper attention.
Lungs extend 
your body
hanging
from a bar in the park coloured hopscotch and birthday.
The chocolate cake on your tongue is cool, 
freshly mown grass
in a slow breath.
The shoulder tweak and waning grip
place your feet on chipped wood.
Opening your eyes, 
your son's playing tag in the field.
	
	
	
	
		
	
 
 
	
	
	
		
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		Thanks for reading and for your thoughts everyone.