Desks protected us from a Soviet missile back in the sixties as much as barricade bars guard against Americans — please tell me different  

Inch worms and bean sprouts windowsill curio shelf growing the future  

The apparition of barren playgrounds helicopter seeds

  sunflower peeping cheddar slice in pavement crack knitting oaks cast shade

Unending time turns falling down over again; sand infinity.

Sun peeks behind clouds bringing forth light again to shine on in darkness

Gray (haiku) (from prompt 1, hour 1)   snowfall heavy cloud slushes thickness polluted under heavy cloud

* Trigger warning * blue invitation best friends for life she tells her both swimming in red

Forgiveness is easy For those who have never grieved. Time does not heal wounds

Carefully chosen words to preserve feelings, sugarcoated truth.