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Bill
Licking his teeth
After eating,
Bill tells me the light
Is right for painting plums
Inland Mendocino
Shoulder to shoulder
In the sun,
Two painters
Discussing ancient scrolls
"Bill" - First Prize, Alameda Haiku and Short Poem Contest, 2002
"Inland Mendocino" - Honorable Mention, Alameda Haiku and Short Poem Contest, 2002
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