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the rains subside for a few hours and the sun comes out. the trees all sparkle with their newly formed leaves and the grass shines brilliantly green. outside the air is not cold but not yet warm. it feels soft inside. the sun reflects and glistens off of everything once rain soaked. it bounces off of my sloping driveway right into my eyes.

behind out house the grass is soft and cool. i took my shoes off a long time ago and am content just walking around looking at the trees and the sky. the ground is hard under my feet. i can still feel twigs and roots. they aren’t pleasant but remind me that i’m alive.

birds swoop from branch to the ground and hop about. they look concerned. squirrels hop high and far in order to escape the wet grass outside. they look absurdly built but agile. they spastically move and scratch at the earth.

i continue my walk on this wonderful spring day. the church graveyard stares down at me and reminds me that one day i won’t be here. my feet are still wet though and none of that matters now.