I thought I caught a fig tree,
escaping over a stone wall,
but when I turned my attention
upon it, it stayed so very still.
Felonious Fig [Free Verse]
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pine cone wedged
in a rotten sleeper,
on derelict tracks,
may become a tree
and made into sleepers.

“Spring has lined all roads with dandelions.”
At this a young girl started cryin’
You see, to her ear,
‘Twas rational fear,
For she was afraid of Dandy Lions.

prickly pears bloom:
yellow offering bowls —
bees give & take.