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Orion climbs high
in my neighbor's elm
watches me carefully
cast my wish net deep
in cool night skies
lie on my back
excited and ready
I wait then
star dust falls
streaks my view
with good fortune
like little silver fish
slithering quickly
I catch each one
with eager eyes
before its light goes out
I breathe my wishes
in silent gushes
after a dozen
I start feeling lucky
take in my nets
retire to an inside bed
while the stars jump
frolic all night
their tails swishing
over me unaware
in happy dreams
© by Dorothy K. Fletcher
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Dorothy K. Fletcher retired in 2007 after 35 years of teaching high school English in Jacksonville, Florida. Her poetry and articles have appeared in nearly a hundred publications, and she has written and had published seven books. A former columnist for The Florida Times Union, Dorothy has written six Jacksonville histories, the first sof which earned her a Preservation Award from the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission in 2011. At this point in her writing career, she has moved into fiction. Her latest novel, The Chambermaid, is set in the 1564 colony of Fort Caroline, which was located in the Jacksonville area. Dorothy still livees in Jacksonville with her husband, Hardy, close to their children and grandchildren. Learn more about her here.
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