August bloom

by Kevin T McEneaney

Why are lilacs blooming in August?

They did not bloom as they should have in Spring…

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Anomalies can be disconcerting…

Such little surprises in the landscape

prove that anomalies can be our friends

who cheer us up with sudden surprises,

unexpected wonder, and sly delight!

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Anomalies are pleasant mysteries

that are intriguing and fascinating.

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I see myself as an anomaly

who scribbles unexpected metaphors

when the weather inspires me to write.

I admit that I am not always right!

Kevin T McEneaney

Author of The Enclosed Garden, Longing, and other books