Tag Archives: nature

niblets are out – April 25

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

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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mated pairs – April 16

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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lone duck – March 10

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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old cat – March 15

3.15.2016 old cat steps up gingerly, her body no longer sprung steel.   lying down with her head askew she watches the momma   waiting, waiting a slight twitch head lift, wonder, query   will the one who feeds and … Continue reading

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northerns – March14

3.14.2016 they say there’s northerns in that pool below the waterfall   worked their way upstream to find a place of their own.   maybe we did that too on our way to minnesota. ——————-

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pond ice – March 11

3.11.2016 pond ice thin as paper, ducks slip into the edges knowing somehow that their time has come. ——————–

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animate radar – March 8

3.8.2016 the ice is going out water starting to flow, ground muddying.   the swans know without our having to tell them.   infinite, animate, radar. —————–

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spandex – January 18

1.18.2015 wrapped up in furs like kleenex   nothing stops winter’s spandex   from clinging to skin with fire. —————–  

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frozen waterfall mouth

1.16.2016 frozen waterfall mouth grins out at us   what are you doing so wrapped up   come play with me if you can. ==============  

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