There is a female cardinal who is always the first at the feeder before dawn, and last at the feeder at dusk. Her punctual “cheep cheep” bookends my day. She is out there right now, and is the inspiration for this post. If birds did Halloween: Cardinals could be cardinals of the Catholic kind. Or […]
All Month
the persistence of squirrelsas the maple tree shadows become thinner our furnace caws awakewhile the crows out back pick through cracked corn a new moon rises at 11 a.m.will the tomatoes still ripen? all monthI reada poem of repetition
Describe the sunset part 2
a hymnal at low tidea pronoun for Saharan dusta declaration from a sun dial’s fading battery
Describe the sunset
train whistlesmourning dovesproof time is forgeryyour mother’s smilethe artist coming home
Simply 6 Minutes (orange)
We live in a “planned community.” Street names, walking paths and lot sizes all meticulously drawn and approved by the zoning committee. There are only 4 houses out of hundreds in this development (formerly a cotton field) with decks off the back door. The decks are necessary to compensate for the slight slope of the […]
2 Haiku
Late SeptemberOpossum on the fenceWatching me watching him Late Septemberonly the rainnot napping
Simply 6 Minutes
A baby is the ultimate polyglot. They know their parents by smell. They have different cries for different needs. By 8 weeks they smile when a familiar face comes into view. At daycare, we teach 8-12 month old children the signs for “please,” “thank you” and “more.” “Baby” is one of the first actual words […]
Simply 6 Minutes
Yesterday a firefly flew beside us as we walked a small escort to the enchanted
Simply 6 Minutes
Today is World Bicycle DayTomorrow is Global Running DayWorld Swim Day is not until OctoberI guess that leavesplenty of time to trainor procrastinate The wheels keep spinningracing toward accomplishmentsdrowning in to-dos A link to the prompt: https://christinebialczak.com
Saturday morning at the lake
No cliffs in West Tennessee.No white sand beaches with conch or coral,but we had this at 9 a.m.A vulture landed within 2 feet of the dog,aloof and self composeddark feathered and hook-beaked.Pippa watched the bird,then looked back at menot at all aloof or self composed,but white furred and broad snouted.Apparently inspired by a heron overhead,the […]
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