Category: nature
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what about dead fish?
water drowns city noise a sign says, Alligators May Live Here plastic snake, ziploc baggie small stuffed bear and pieces of driftwood on the shore turtles sunbathe on rocks long-legged birds stalk the rapid edge butterflies flit around dead fish 6-4-21
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quiet walk dawn rises water drop falls in tree litter lands one leaf bounces or was it reaching up for more 6-3-21
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Thursday’s forecast
silt brown water reflects cotton candy sky turtles line a log like fancy dinner plates on a shelf tree frogs drone bull frogs play tympany birds sing hallelujah to the sun two green anoles court on wet fence rail forecast is for drizzle with prolonged periods of calm 6-3-21
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Stale wonder bread
a whirlwind descended from clouds, gathered up the geese and all their babies, carried them up to where I do not know. Geese lovers prayed for a miracle, dumped offerings along the shore, Wonder Bread grew into a mighty mountain. Wild hogs came, feasted on the mountain, trampled neighbors’ yards and chased kids up trees.…
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Alchemy 007
orchid bee collector of scents mixer and blender perfume maker alchemist of love stirs a cocktail all his life for a few seconds of sex 5-26-21
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Green anole
green anole in green vines chases competitor along fence rail until it leaps into air disappears in weeds brown anole turns back to green blows bubble gum neck king of the rail and all he sees 5-25-21
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morning haiku
waiting for your breath last night’s ash still speaks of fire in warm, glowing terms 5-23-21
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flee
I flee sharp teeth guard my back one leg anchored to a plow the other ready to run I’m a refugee fleeing oblivion the salvage yard, the fiery caldron the melting down, the disappearing once I had purpose now I’m only in the way taking up space in a shed developers will raze and haul…
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haikus along the Orangeburg Edisto
taking its sweet time Edisto River wanders slowly to the sea on tall cypress trees wind moves beards of Spanish moss sit back, relax, breathe white clover flowers slender stems tied together I’ll make you a crown 5-19-21
