And even further back!

Brown sand in my socks
and shoes.
Worth it.

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Blood red sun
skies made of smoke and loss—
I can’t breathe.

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Finally nighttime!
Noisy fans cease to the
sound of crickets.

---------- Accidentally
disturbed a tiny spider.
Now avoiding it

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Dark, cold night--
in a sweater and no socks,
eating ice cream alone.

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Sad-eating ice cream 
in a sweater and no socks.
Boy, are my feet cold!

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Sad-eating ice cream 
in a sweater and no socks-- 
white noise of TV.