Floating
a sudden silence
painful accusations still
hanging in the air
–
tiny monarchs-
weightless
milkweed seeds
Category Archives: Animal
Chance
I won’t bet my life
on a roll of the dice but
I’ll take my chances
–
parting clouds-
hoof prints
in the damp soil
Reprieve
the pen freshly inked
yet hesitating over
whose name is written
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falling leaves-
unheard, a hawk
passes overhead
Clouds
rough fisherman’s hands
haul up the day’s catch under
a mackerel sky
–
circling hawks-
shark skin clouds
promising rain
Homeless
in the stinging rain
waiting by the library
for the doors to open
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sleeping rough-
water from the downspout
soaking his coat
Escape
under thick brambles
a stream runs through an arch
in an old stone wall
–
empty talons-
a chipmunk
avoids its fate
Rain
little galoshes
stomping in puddles under
pastel umbrellas
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thunderstorm-
rain shedding off
an elephant ear
Snare
trapped in the darkness
never wanting to leave this
beautiful nightmare
–
hoarfrost-
webs frozen
on the moor
Crystal
a glass dragonfly
darts through the air and alights
on my upturned palm
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low winter sun-
stained glass
painting the wall
Corvid
a murder of crows
as one silently take wing
into the august sky
–
turning winds-
a crow flies
before the sun