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Donal Mahoney

Donal Mahoney

Tulips and Cowlicks

In a yard abandoned
this winter when
the owner moved
 
grass is growing
this spring
but not too well
 
tufts and cowlicks
sprouting up all over
a disaster in the eyes
 
of neighbors who spot
one thing however
they’d like to have
 
in their own yard.
Tulips tall and brilliant
among the cowlicks
 
tulips red and yellow
singing their hearts out
to blue sky and sun
 
 
Donal Mahoney

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