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lost
a moth and the moon
inside my car
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[From "in a bottle of ink" 2020, Imperium Publishing]
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a wasp
spiraling down the toilet
my apology
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[From "in a bottle of ink" 2020, Imperium Publishing]
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a spider
on the floor tile—
checkmate
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[From "in a bottle of ink" 2020, Imperium Publishing]
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old pond
the sky folds in
to a striker’s wake
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[From "in a bottle of ink" 2020, Imperium Publishing]
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sapling
roots deeper
than mine
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[From "in a bottle of ink" 2020, Imperium Publishing]
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cloudburst
the shriek of ballerinas
leaving class
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[From "in a bottle of ink" 2020, Imperium Publishing]
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black fox—
all my dreams
revised
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[From my upcoming book #strawberrymoon,
a companion to #inabottleofink]
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before the fireworks Venus
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[From my upcoming book #strawberrymoon,
a companion to #inabottleofink]
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a firefly
lighting its own path
dare I do the grand thing?
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[From my upcoming book 'strawberry moon',
a companion to 'in a bottle of ink']
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jury verdict
a spring snow weighs
on the redbud
.
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[From my upcoming book 'strawberry moon',
first pub: Freshout Magazine 2021]
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breaking ice moon
. . . daffodils in a row
of bar glasses
[From my upcoming book 'strawberry moon',
a companion to 'in a bottle of ink']
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chilly morning
. . . the pond lifts
from the pond
[From my upcoming book 'strawberry moon', a companion to 'in a bottle of ink']
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freezing rain . . .
still the chipping sparrow
sings
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lady beetle . . .
the shadow line
she will not cross
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flock of sparrows
. . . shadows race each other
through the living room
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dermatologist's waiting room . . .
all the patches in all the places
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