Refreshed

A window open to the breeze

Fresh air the room to fill

Stuffiness dissipates and all is renewed

As we welcome the evening chill

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Murmuration

Swirling murmurations fill the air

Thousands dance as if without a care

Soon to roost and in darkness sleep

But not before one more flowing ballet o’er the deep

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Evening
Houselights appear
Baths done, pajamas on
Children to be soon tucked in bed
Quiet

Moment
Drink before the television
School lunches still to pack
Doors checked -secured
Goodnight

A mirror cinquain is a syllabic poem form which consists of a 2/4/6/8/2 cinquain poem followed by a 2/8/6/4/2 reverse cinquain.

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