Wednesday, March 29, 2017

For the Day

where the rabbit runs deep and soft
the trail between the tall grass winds
the crow sits on a bare branch
and the hound bays to the stiff wind
only in the sweatiness of summer
does the sky drip its humidity
awkward, young deer pick at leaves
in the oak trees lining my uncle’s field
while their mothers twitch their tails
soaking up the sun as it beats down
the crow flies away to the scent of carrion
on the highway, some distance away
where people are driving like maniacs

on their way to work for the day

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