Dreams of water gushing from a tap;
Sugar cubes dissolving;
Glasses with a broken lens;
An entrance door revolving.
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Finger warts and steaming coffee;
Sunlight bursting through the trees;
Ants appearing in a sink;
Smoke from burning leaves.
Sliced strawberries on a plate;
Eggs sizzling in a pan;
A book with a broken spine;
An empty watering can.
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Loose change in a beggar’s hat;
A broken window pane;
Wrappers in a gutter;
A length of plastic chain.
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A warm summer wind;
A book’s dog-eared pages;
Overcrowded shops;
Empty parrot cages.
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Branches falling from a tree;
A door left ajar;
Paper peeling from a wall;
A noisy speeding car.
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A broken cup and burning toast;
The chirping of a bird;
A feather laying in the grass;
A paint tin fully stirred.
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A worn broom and a broken toy;
A carpet badly stained;
A rusty bucket and wrapping paper;
A growling dog that’s chained.
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Just a bible and a carving knife,
But here we look for meaning.
Scattered pieces of our life,
With our sleeping intervening.