Tagged: Atlanta
we take turns playing
we take turns playing
the piano for the deer
napping in the yard,
the hummingbirds sword dance out
of rhythm, flashing their wings
.
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the fig tree is ripe
the fig tree is ripe
with robins this morning, knocking
off heavy fruit to
pick at across the lawn as
we wait for the main event
.
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the heat wave rolling
the heat wave rolling
into town knocks out our ACs,
the hummingbird still
visits, doing aerial
acrobatics, not sweating
.
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thirty-odd minutes
thirty-odd minutes
after midnight, the neighbors
launched half-a-dozen
fireworks, determined to
light the way for santa’s sleigh
.
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the frog hiding in
the frog hiding in
our backyard knows a little
something about the
great blue heron at the lake –
it petitions for solitude
.
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when we came across
when we came across
the pecan tree last year, we
made a date to come
back next year, and the next, and
the next – man plans, the tree howls
.
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amaryllis has
amaryllis has
a lengthy memory, sitting
by your windowsill,
remembering last year for
us, hanging on for next year
.
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the twin dogwoods in
the twin dogwoods in
our backyard will always have
each other, in the
way the southern magnolia
between them never understood
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: dogwoods
kyle from utah is
kyle from utah is
reminiscing about the
yards of grass and miles
of trees wherever he went in
atlanta – only in new york
.
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when the forecast hits
when the forecast hits
possibly snow,
you and i always
return to the Great Blizzard
of Ninety-Three, how
we made do with what we had –
two digging shovels with the
pointed ends, some southern
summer gardening
gloves, and
sinks and tubs stopped
up with hot water
for the tender
soaking in between
.
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