Rustle

Every time your feet step on dry grass, there's a sound, and I close my eyes, counting them. The sunlight lingers warm on my lap, then passes.

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Shimmer

Like the sound of footsteps on dry grass, I once heard the water brushing against my collar by the reservoir bank at dusk. The wind passed by without a word then, too.

Beyond

There was an evening when the bowed morning glories left the wind hanging on the gate handle.

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