My husband's poetry

Category: nature

  • receding circles

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    receding concentric circles gently lap the shore. did a turtle crest from below, a fish leap and splash back in, or something unknown fall from the sky? Receding concentric circles gently lap the shore and take their secret with them 8-29-23

  • empty highway

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    empty highway low country dark headlights split the night center line reflectors yellow crescent moon set cruise and go 8-23-23

  • manic monday

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    cfblack
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    Two ants, one from the east, one from the west, Scurrying back and forth on a fence rail Following chemical signposts on an invisible highway Left by those who came before Searching for something that leads to treasure That they can carry back to their hill They meet in the middle, circle one another, Exchange…

  • Festival’s last day

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    cfblack
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    children are up early they always are life’s a big adventure sit and listen in your camp chair somewhere someone strums a guitar flute plays in distance stage hands remove tarps fold and put away vendors gather, talk with new friends cicadas console one another PATIENCE… they’ll be gone tomorrow 8-20-23

  • snake’s head

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    cfblack
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    dancing in the grass reptile tail tattoo moves in rhythm up and down her spine snake’s head somewhere below beltline no questions asked no answers given 8-20-23

  • maybe it will rain

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    cfblack
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    squirrels are sleeping in robins and cardinals forage in tall grass dew lies thick upon the ground air heavy and warm insects are quiet this morning hawk circles high above distant train wails it’s leaving town but will return 8-10-23

  • Smoky mountain vacation

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    because they thought bear repellant worked the same as insect repellant and because they were too bright to read instructions they spent their vacation recovering from chemical burns in a small town hospital safe from bears 8-9-23

  • Georgia morning haiku

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    cfblack
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    at our daughter’s place insects sing to wind in trees crows argue in woods 8-5-23

  • Raleigh 10:30am

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    cfblack
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    Above our daughter’s neighbor’s house Dead limbs stand among green Death In the midst of life Draws me in, suspends me in air 8-5-23

  • Of the pond

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    cfblack
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    still water mirror reflects the sky insects drone birds are quiet swallowtail glints yellow in the sun dragonfly skims weeds along the shore breeze flees hot morning waits for evening to return 7-25-23