but watch out
when she farts
Overnight Low
desert frost warning*
our lemon tree sapling wears
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| The wire mesh is its "crib". |
a bunting
*this is referencing the frost warning from a few weeks ago
*this is referencing the frost warning from a few weeks ago
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| This week's PF hostess is Tara at A Teaching Life |
My Mistake
a puff of white
precedes each of my
footfalls as I jog
on the desert path
from a distance I see
your supine form
stretched amid the
dried grass
sunning yourself in the
feverless winter sunshine
the arc and swerve
of your body
frozen in mid-undulation
catches my eye
I stop short
proceed with caution
one end of you is
tipped up in warning
but no rattling sound
accompanies your stance
the other end
shunned from my view
holds no clue
to your lifeless body
when I am right above you
I realize you are
a winter snake
a stick snake
my mistake
but good practice
come spring
precedes each of my
footfalls as I jog
|
| Kerri is hosting today's Poetry Friday Roundup! |
from a distance I see
your supine form
stretched amid the
dried grass
sunning yourself in the
feverless winter sunshine
the arc and swerve
of your body
frozen in mid-undulation
catches my eye
I stop short
proceed with caution
one end of you is
tipped up in warning
but no rattling sound
accompanies your stance
the other end
shunned from my view
holds no clue
to your lifeless body
when I am right above you
I realize you are
a winter snake
a stick snake
my mistake
but good practice
come spring
En Garde
his foil curved and extended
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| Photo Credit |
my desert foe's lunge is quick
touché
*ouch!
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| Many Thanks to Tabatha for hosting this week! |
New Year's Vision
vision clear
New Year
hug my dear
without fear
focus here
listening ear
never jeer
only cheer
New Year
vision clear
Happy New Year! Wishing you rhyme, rhythm, and poetic peace in 2016.
New Year
hug my dear
without fear
focus here
listening ear
never jeer
only cheer
New Year
vision clear
Happy New Year! Wishing you rhyme, rhythm, and poetic peace in 2016.