a hyperactive squirrel
gets the nuts in under the wire
another sad country song
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13 October 2022
State College PA
Category: Nature
the wind turns the trees
into dancers / the curly-haired man
looks down at his phone
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10 October 2022
State College PA
look out into a field of stars
the salt at the bottom
of a bag of pretzels
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4 October 2022
State College PA
tiny people on a tiny screen
even through headphones
I can hear the rain
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1 October 2022
State College PA
the sun is setting
on Target
wink wink
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30 September 2022
State College PA
this haiku is a photo of a gorgeous sunset
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29 September 2022
State College PA
raptor on the radio tower
pickin’ up signals
shrieks as I approach
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27 September 2022
State College PA
the clarity of sunlight after a hard rain
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26 September 2022
State College PA
slant sun through the blinds
picks out droplets on the windows
in this liminal space between seasons
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25 September 2022
State College PA
raven on the lamppost
vans lined up beneath
testing the wind’s direction
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13 September 2022
State College PA
the soft triplets
of unknown insects
traffic on the road below
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9 September 2022
State College PA
there are no poems
left to write
clouds across the moon
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8 September 2022
State College PA
gray-blanketed morning
two terriers scamper
onto the stony trail
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7 September 2022
State College PA
The Song Of A Million Insects
I stood in the yard of my former wife’s house
and told you (across an ocean) that I worry
there’s no place for me in this world.
A year later I drive by that same yard
on my way to the trailhead
where I park my minivan in lieu of a life.
A million insects are singing
as the moon flirts with an appearance
from behind the smothering clouds.
There’s another minivan in the small gravel lot.
No lights showing inside, no sound.
Two minivans and a million tiny lives.
It’s a miracle to be here at all, I guess.
I have no good answer for Mary Oliver,
so I let the question hang.
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6 September 2022
State College PA