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Cherry blossoms in rain: photo by Steve Gravrock, 6 March 2011
Lots of
wind and rain
the most fragile
cherry blossoms
the thinnest
rhododendron petals
not even wrinkled
Rain on rhododendron: photo by Robert Lz, 30 April 2005
Rhododendrons in rain: photo by ironacres, 17 May 2010
The sandpiper
all alone, usually
runs with a cloud
alone today, eating
sea-bugs -- where does he
live at? Where are his books?
Western Sandpiper, Cattle Point, Uplands, near Victoria, B.C.: photo by Alan D. Wilson, 2007
Philip Whalen: April Showers Bring Rain? 7:iv:65 (excerpts)