the cat claws her way
onto the bed
demanding string
Tag: artist
the theater of the woods (20220420)
rain falls on my jacket hood popping like popcorn minus the smell of salt and theater butter no lights dim but i see the coming attractions blackberry blossoms and buzzing bumblebees
out of the ground (20220419)
the worms don't give a shit about getting stepped on until after it happens trying to escape drowning they undulate across asphalt from soaked grass and wet clay only to exhaust themselves in puddles be picked off by the robins who strut around like easy pickings are a testament to their hunting prowess or dry out as crispy rings stranded in the heat too far from the moist earth but safe from drowning at last today the sun was out this is not an allegory today the sky was blue and the clouds were puffy and white this is not a metaphor today the grass was green and i avoided being a worm and i avoided being the foot that steps on worms
after gathering light (20220418)
in the yard one dinosaur screams while the others scratch earth wet from morning rain
escape of the soul (20220417)
you can't put the soul back in the tube once you have squeezed it out cut it into pieces with pinking shears if you must still it will not be contained each piece floats a blossom a satin moth on winds unfelt
the weather (20220416)
no rain the forecast
sudden hailstorm
evening walk postponed
an actual murder (20220415)
not many crows in the woods
ravens, yes, plenty of them
gliding overhead and honking their horns
the big black cadillacs of the sky
usually the crows
stay in town
or the edge of town
where they can grab
unattended lunches
discarded bread
anything edible that isn't nailed down
theses woods are
almost wetland
just a thrown stone's distance
from the sea
it is a surprise to see so many
an actual murder
raising a ruckus
and then we see why
a horned owl perched on
a low branch
they surround him
cawing insults and warnings
and when he flies on silent wings,
they ensure his exit is as noisy
as they can make it
the housing market (20220414)
snails are rare here they were everywhere in southern california especially after a good rain they'd exit flower beds and rock gardens meet up on the sidewalk to discuss the imminent end of the world here it is slugs banana, leopard, dark black ones like oozing wet chocolate caramels i find a snail on the driveway solitary carrying his refuge his defenses on his back or maybe his burden is light he takes a trip to the grass just in case the robins are interested in entertaining a guest at breakfast i look for him later but I do not see him a trail of glistening nail snot he has taken his house and moved on without so much as a "for sale" sign
ts’ístn sméyis (20220413)
deer why do you leap in front of my car at the last second deciding you don't want or need to wait until i pass is there something urgent that requires your attention but you took a year off my life and probably your own and I am grateful for brakes and a dry road today
damage (20220412)
this fir tree grew
as twins
two trunks in the soft earth
on the slope
one has fallen
uprooted by wind
betrayed by loose
wet soil
its roots exposed
the twin remains
still tall
but leaning now
trunk twisted
and cracked
they explain nothing
they explain everything
Words and Feathers 