Cactus
Prickly pointy spikes
Drawing blood with slightest brush
Struggling to survive
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A dense bluff of silver maples grew behind our house.
The Lighter
She watches the blue at the root of the flame.
Too Hot
Billie winced as she tiptoed across the sun-baked deck with two cold wobbly-pops in hand.
On the Crest of the Storm
thunderous dark skies