Monthly Archives: April 2016

new muskrat house – April 30

Posted on April 30, 2016 by landl30

4.30.2016 new muskrat house today marsh weed neatly strewn. neighborhood growing.   rental ducks have moved out, only parentals top the mounds where eggs toast,   waiting for their time while the muskrats find new spots to call their own.

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the pond is still today – April 29

Posted on April 29, 2016 by landl30

4.29.2016 the pond is still today a lone mallard male sitting atop the muskrat house doing his part to keep the egg warm   cool, clear waters devoid now of the quackers and quakers who paddled so furiously just days … Continue reading →

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paisley park – April 26

Posted on April 27, 2016 by landl30

4.26.2016 the white factory buildings surprise. we were expecting funky funny for the music star.   instead there is burnished modern gleam of white for turning out turnings as if coils of steel looping from the cutting machines of tool … Continue reading →

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niblets are out – April 25

Posted on April 26, 2016 by landl30

4.18.2016 niblets are out, trees surround the pond, sprigs of dusting green   vitality, life, squeakings and croakings, blats quacks, honks and hisses   this my lady love this my mate all of our breathing come to this.   creation, … Continue reading →

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yard work – April 24

Posted on April 24, 2016 by landl30

4.23.2016 dirt pours through my fingers, rock set free, ground and worn   down fine to let out the life hidden within. ———————

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lanyap – April 22

Posted on April 24, 2016 by landl30

4.22.2-16 lanyap, grace, friends appear out of time gone by and forward   we drop in to each other’s lives, over the transoms of time and place gifts of the One. ———————

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mated pairs – April 16

Posted on April 17, 2016 by landl30

4.16.2016 trumpeter swans nestle atop the muskrat house built of weeds along our path.   we step carefully, quietly, so to not bother them as we pass, look, and hold hands.   it’s said that if the female dies, the … Continue reading →

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airport fever – April 14

Posted on April 16, 2016 by landl30

4.14.2016 airport fever one more run between gates   at O’Hare I swear you can taxi to Toledo.   cell phone lives fill the time every thumb committed   to touching something other than what’s immediately present. ——————–

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lone duck – March 10

Posted on April 11, 2016 by landl30

4.10.2016 lone duck dipping beak down down into the cold spring waters   paired ducks in the shallows oblivious to him.   we say better luck next year fella. —————

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goldilocks – March 9

Posted on April 10, 2016 by landl30

4.9.2016 this one’s too soft this one’s too hard this one’s just right   mattress shopping. ————-

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